sa(K)Hlab

Our conditor roommate made sahlab tonight, and we got a taste! =)

SaHlab with the hard H in Arabic, which turns to kh (like German ach) in Hebrew; sakhlab.

It's a warm milky drink or pudding (depending on who makes it and how thick they like it), with cinnamon and pistaccio and lots of sugar (of course! we're in the Middle East). Normally it's whiter, but our roommate likes cacao (and so do we) and therefore added some.
Very tasty and very filling.

Knafa!

We went to Bethlehem again to visit friends, and this time they took us out to taste a Palestinian sweet, Knafa. Originally from Nablus it is now known all over the Middle East - and also home in Bazar Vest, though not so good as the ones in Palestine (of course).

The bottom is goat cheese, which I couldn't believe when I was told, cus it doesn't taste like that. Then there's sugar noodles on top (together with a lot of other stuff I couldn't identify - but I'll post a recipe if I get one!), and it's sugary, but not as much as e.g. baklava.

All in all a very tasty experience!