Kenafeh (Arabic: كنافة kunāfah, Turkish: künefe, Azerbaijani: Riştə Xətayi / ریشته ختایی, Greek: κα(ν)ταΐφι kadaïfi/kataïfi, Hebrew: כנאפה knafeh), also spelled knafeh,Kunafeh, kunafeh, knafeh, or kunafah) is a Levantine cheese pastry soaked in sweet sugar-based syrup, typical of the regions belonging to the former Ottoman Empire.It is a dessert specialty of the Levant, especially in Lebanon, Jordan, Palestine, Syria and northern Egypt