Pistachio pistachio marmalade is a type of dessert famous for its deliciousness and distinctive taste, especially in Turkey and the Levant countries, where it is called in some countries fingers or pistachio finger circles and consists of thin and fragile layers and is filled with pistachios, walnuts or various types of nuts, and it makes you feel proud when you buy it to serve it to your guests, or on special and official occasions, especially since it includes a rich filling of pistachios, which is the best type of nuts.
Learn about the history of kunafa
Kunafa was very famous and began to be widely known during the Fatimid era, and it was one of the sweets that were eaten throughout the year, and those who did not eat it throughout the year ate it in the month of Ramadan, and since then Kunafa has been famous and closely associated with the month of Ramadan until this day, and Kunafa was also known in many other eras.
The manufacture of kunafa stopped at the end of the Fatimid era until Muhammad Ali ruled over Egypt, according to the accounts of old history professors, when Muhammad Ali went to the great grandfather of Hajj Atris, who was known as the most famous kunafani in Cairo in the Sayeda Zeinab area and was called (Hajj Arafa), and he started making it and restoring it again.
Kunafa in the Umayyad Era
Most accounts suggest that Kunafa was discovered during the reign of Muawiya ibn Abi Sufyan.
It is said that he was the first to eat it, and that it was at the time of Suhoor in the holy month of Ramadan.
This is due to the fact that Muawiya Ibn Abi Sufyan was very hungry and thirsty during the fasting hours, so kunafa was a prescription given to him by Muhammad Ibn Athal, the doctor, to prevent him from feeling hungry and thirsty.
Kunafa was a dessert made especially for Muawiya bin Abi Sufyan, which is why it was initially called "Muawiya's Kunafa," says Dr. Al-Shaimaa Al-Saeedi, a researcher at the Atlas Center for Folklore in Egypt.
It was the candy makers in the Levant who invented the kunafa, along with the qatayef, and specially offered it to Muawiya bin Abi Sufyan, when he was governor of the Levant, when he was governor of the Levant.
It is said that Muawiya was the first Arab to make kunafa, so the name "Muawiya's Kunafa" was associated with him.
How Kunafa was made in ancient times
The manufacture of kunafa differed in the past from its current manufacture, as in the past they used physical cones from which the dough could seep onto a flat sheet and was leveled by placing the sheet on charcoal or firewood, and some people used to go to the kunafa maker carrying their own ghee and sugar to make it for them.
Discover the types of bromination
There are many different types of kunafa brominated To suit all tastes, they differ in their fillings and shapes, which are always characterized by their multiplicity and diversity, so that each shape and taste has its own audience.
Pistachio Pomegranate:
Pistachio Pomegranate It is considered one of the most famous types of kunafa that has spread in recent times, which is closely linked to the holy month of Ramadan as a gift when going to a holiday or when serving it to guests at home, it has a distinctive and excellent taste as it consists of kunafa, sugar and a rich pistachio filling in addition to the basic ingredients ghee, flour and vanilla.
sprinkled with cashews:
It is one of the most delicious varieties and is characterized by a special charm that is different from other types.
where Brominated The shape is a small round and the inside is stuffed with a juicy cashew filling.
It consists of kunafa, sugar, and a rich cashew filling in addition to the basic ingredients of ghee and flour.
Brominated with chocolate:
It is a dessert that helps to fill you up quickly and dramatically.
It's due to the chocolate and the heaviness of the filling, but it's one of the tastiest flavors you can feel.
It consists of regular chocolate or Nutella in addition to the kunafa itself, ghee, sugar, flour, vanilla and the usual ingredients.
sprinkled with hazelnuts:
It's one of the most popular types we're most familiar with, as it's one of the oldest types of bromeliads in existence.
They still have a distinctive and unique taste, they are round shapes that are filled with a delicious hazelnut filling.
It consists of kunafa, sugar and a rich hazelnut filling in addition to the basic ingredients ghee and flour.
Ingredients for Pistachio Pistachio Pomegranate
Pistachio Pomegranate is made up of natural ingredients that when combined together.
They give a special and distinctive taste and flavor, those ingredients that take you with their aroma to their own special and distinctive world and they are :
- margarine
- Sugar
- Wheat flour
- Starch
- Thin dough layers
- Powdered milk
- Honey
- Kunafa
- and the main filling: Pistachio
In the end, there are many different types of kunafa, including rectangular, square, and Brominated.
But the brominated ones are still the lightest and tastiest.
Especially the ones whose filling is made from pistachios.
As kunafa in general was and still is the favorite choice of many people in all Arab countries.
It is always characterized by its magical world that makes it one of the causes of happiness.
