kadaif

plural kadaifs

1. alternativeAlternative form of kataifi.

   At first glance, kadaif looks like slimmed down shredded wheat. It is an eastern Mediterranean confection made from a leavened flour-and-water batter sieved into very thin strands which are rolled round a filling of chopped nuts, baked, and then soaked in syrup.

   2012, John Ayto, The Diner's Dictionary: Word Origins of Food and Drink, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 190