Term kadayif () is used to describe a variety of

pastry desserts Pastry refers to a variety of Dough, doughs (often enriched with fat or eggs), as well as the sweet and savoury Baking, baked goods made from them. The dough may be accordingly called pastry dough for clarity. Sweetened pastries are often descr ...

in the

Turkish cuisine Turkish cuisine () is largely the heritage of Ottoman cuisine, Ottoman cuisine (Osmanlı mutfağı), European influences, Seljuk Empire, Seljuk cuisine and the Turkish diaspora. Turkish cuisine with traditional Turkic peoples, Turkic elements s ...

, including the actual

confection Confectionery is the art of making confections, or sweet foods. Confections are items that are rich in sugar and carbohydrates, although exact definitions are difficult. In general, however, confections are divided into two broad and somew ...

s and unfinished intermediate products like

dough Dough is a malleable, sometimes elastic paste made from flour (which itself is made from grains or from leguminous or chestnut crops). Dough is typically made by mixing flour with a small amount of water or other liquid and sometimes includes ...

. An Arabic dessert made of similar dough is the

knafeh Knafeh () is a traditional Arab dessert made with '' kadayif'' (spun pastry dough) layered with cheese and soaked in a sweet, sugar-based syrup called attar. Knafeh is a popular throughout the Arab world, especially in the Levant, and is often s ...

. While the word ''kadayif'' comes from Arabic

qatayef Qatayef or qata'if ( ) is an Arab cuisine, Arabic dessert. It is a type of sweet dumpling filled with cream or nuts, or a filled folded pancake with a thickness similar to a Scottish crumpet. Etymology The Arabic word ''qaṭaːyif'' () is der ...

linguistically, there is little overlap between the actual Arabic ''qatayef'' and Turkish ''kadayif'' desserts.

Kadayif ''Kadaif,'' ''kadayif'', ''kataifi'', ''kadaifi,'' ''katayef'' or ''kataïf'' (Arabic: قطايف) is a type of shredded filo strands, used in the cooking of many Middle Eastern pastries and desserts, including the Arabic Arabic (, , or ...

as a generic name for a group of pastry desserts can be found in the cookbook

Melceü't-Tabbâhîn ''Melceü't-Tabbâhîn'' (Ottoman Turkish: ملجأ الطباخين, ''The Sanctuary of Cooks'' or ''The Refuge of Cooks''), the first Ottoman Turkish cookbook, was written in 1844 by Hoca Mehmed Kâmil, a lecturer at the Imperial School of Medic ...

(1844). * Unfinished products include: ** Kadayif flour, a special flour made from the bisquit class wheat; ** Kadayif dough, ** wire kadayif, also known as ''kadayif noodles'', simply ''kadayif'', ''tel kadayif'', and ''string kadayif'', is a

vermicelli Vermicelli (, ; , literally "little worms"), is a traditional type of pasta round in section similar to spaghetti. In Anglosphere, English-speaking regions it is usually thinner than spaghetti, while in Italy it is thicker. It is typically made ...

-like, semi-processed product made by mixing wheat flour and water, cooked and optionally fried; ** Tray kadaif (TS 10344), per Turkish standard 10344/T3,TS 10344/T3
Tel Kadayif (Special Turkish Dessert) is a semi-processed (baked) water and flour mix product. Tray kadaif can also refer to a finished product (see below); ** Başar & Boz mention ''lean kadayif'' and ''yufka kadayif''. " Yufka" means "thin" and, at the same time, can be used to refer to

filo dough Filo or phyllo is a very thin unleavened dough used for making pastries such as baklava and ''börek'' in Middle Eastern and Balkan cuisines. Filo-based pastries are made by layering many sheets of filo brushed with oil or butter; the pastry i ...

. * Kadaif confections include: **

Tray kadayif (dessert) Kadayif () is a sweet spun Middle Eastern pastry popular in the Balkanic and Levantine space, used for various Middle Eastern desserts. Preparation Kadayif is made from fine dough threads with a filling of milled almonds or walnuts and sugar ...

, a dessert produced using tel kadayif and walnut. Variety of oils, hazelnut, sugar syrups can be added; ** , a pancake resembling Arabic

dumpling Also called ''flat kadayif'', ''Arab kadayif''; ** Turkish

künefe Knafeh () is a traditional Arab dessert made with '' kadayif'' (spun pastry dough) layered with cheese and soaked in a sweet, sugar-based syrup called attar. Knafeh is a popular throughout the Arab world, especially in the Levant, and is often s ...

is filled with cheese; **

Ekmek kadayıfı Ekmek kadayıfı is a specialty dessert of Turkish cuisine but it is also known in many regions that were historically part of the Ottoman Empire. The Turkish name of the dessert literally translates as " Kadayıf made of ''ekmek'' (Turkish bread ...

or ''bread kadayif'' is made by pouring syrup on the bread. If leftover dry bread is used, it is called ''fodula kadayif'' ** , also known as ''stuffed kadayif'' - walnuts wrapped in tel kadaif and deep-fried; ** is made from tel kadayif in

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; ** , a milk dessert; ** , a dessert with

hazelnut paste Hazelnut butter or hazelnut paste is a food spread made from crushed and blended hazelnuts. More commonly found in Europe, hazelnut butter is also familiar when mixed with chocolate as an ingredient in chocolate spreads. Hazelnut butter is avail ...

; ** , a dessert using yufka; ** , made from tel kadayif with added

molasses Molasses () is a viscous byproduct, principally obtained from the refining of sugarcane or sugar beet juice into sugar. Molasses varies in the amount of sugar, the method of extraction, and the age of the plant. Sugarcane molasses is usuall ...

; ** , a milk dessert; ** other desserts mentioned in the literature: ''white kadayif'', ''creamy kadayif'', ''palace wire kadayif''. Bezirgan declares the ''stone kadayif'' () to be the same as ''flat kadayif'' and ''bread kadayif''.

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