One of my last days in Cairo reserved a delicious surprise for me: the shrimp konafa!
For those of you who might be wondering, “konafa” (كنافة) is veeery thin shredded pastry, and I always saw it with the typical Egyptian sweets, wrapping nuts or creams. It kinda looks like straw and is crunchy and sweet.
This time though, a friend wanted me to try the “shrimp konafa” and I thought I couldn’t miss it!
Shrimp konafa... yummy! (click pic to enlarge)
And when they presented us the dish, I was even more sure!
Shrimps are wrapped in konafa and fried. The dish came with red spicy sauce and shrimp puffs.
The shrimps were delicious and the wrapping konafa was just perfectly crunchy… while I write this, I wish I could have a ton of these right now!
Unfortunately I didn’t have my camera on me, so I took these two crappy pictures with my crappy camera phone… But how could I leave the restaurant without taking a memory with me?
Did you ever try konafa (both sweet and/or salty)? I didn’t really like the sweets, but I’m now a big fan of shrimp konafa. :)
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I have NEVER tried (nor heard to say the least) of shrimps konafa! Konafa could also wrap cheese and covered with honey. But shrimps konafa? That’s a new to me.
It looks nice, though. Even to someone that doesn’t eat shrimps at all. But it’s no longer sweet this way yes?
It’s worth noting that konafa is not just Egyptian, it’s spread all over the middle east. I actually think it roots to Syria or Lebanon, but I’m not really sure.
Shrimp konafa sounded bizarre to me too! But then I realized how delicious it is. Thanks for pointing out that it’s not just an Egyptian thing – you’re right, it’s in the whole Middle East! My mistake.
It’s no longer sweet this way, and since you are in Cairo (and I’m not, *sigh*) go to Crave and try it! You will love it. :)
Heh, maybe someday I decide to give in to the temptations and eat shrimps. Maybe then I’ll explore the possibilities. You sound like you have an open appetite though. That’s nice. ^_^ It’s nice going to different places and surrendering to the local cuisine. I always wanted to do that, but I never could. :(
P.S. lol, you’re such a delight with your RSS tweets. I’m technically oriented so all I could think of is a twitter service that does that automatically for you. :P But then I have a feeling you’ll be something along the lines of “you can’t eliminate human interaction from everything.” Which I understand. But meh, still can’t help it.
AH prawns and sweet chilli dip! Sounds amazing! I love chilli dip, its the best part of a chinese takeaway (although your prawns here look a lot nicer than my local chinese takeaway!)
Well this is Egyptian food! Slightly different.:P
Sounds amazin!! though never tried it…u should start food too!!!!
You mean I should start a food blog too? Hmmm honestly I am not that much into food… but it’s a good idea! Maybe one day.:)
Yes…”Food Reportage”…:-) :-) :-)…This and cheese mozerella entry is enough for inspiration….
Wow, I’ve never had the chance to try anything like that but it looks yummy! :)
Oh believe me it was one of the best things I tried in 9 months!
Me too when they told me we were going to eat konafa (usually sweet) with shrimp I was like ?!?! but then oooh I loved it.:)
Too bad I didn’t have my camera! Next time, next time.:)
I looked this up when you sent me a message about konafa.It looks much much better in your photos and article! :)
I would loooove to try it!
If only I had my camera… It would look even better! I kinda miss this, even if I tried it just once. But it was in my last days in Cairo so didn’t have the chance to have some more! It was delicious! I want you to try it.:)
Shrimp konafa sounds amazing. I will never have a chance to have that unless I visit. But putting that on my list so I can try it next time.
That sounds so delicious!!! In which restaurant was that?
It’s at Crave! Go have some coz it’s delicious! :)
mio dio!sembrano ottimi *_* dove li posso trovare lì?*_*
I più buoni li trovi in un ristorante che si chiama “Crave”, ce ne sono diversi in tutta Cairo. Puoi anche ordinare consegna a domicilio:) Costa un po’ ma una volta mi concederei il lusso!
So happy to hear you enjoyed the shrimp konafa! I’m actually from Cairo and often visit Crave just for their shrimp konafa, they also have crab konafa although its not quite as good. :)
Crave’s shrimp konafa is great, I tried it in other restaurants too but that’s by far the best:) ok now I’m hungry… :))