Kadayif Twist

Kadayif twist is made by laying whole pistachios inside fine shredded kadayif, rolling it tightly and baking it in long bars. Fresh from the oven the bars meet sizzling clarified butter and lukewarm syrup, and are then sliced.

Shredded kadayif

We make our kadayif every morning in our own workshop, pouring the batter onto a rotating hot plate. Fresh kadayif absorbs butter more evenly than dry, ready-packed kadayif and turns out crisper.

Cross-section

In good kadayif twist the pistachios show in a neat row in the middle, and the strands are separate and golden. Strands stuck together and dark in colour are a sign of too much butter or too low an oven temperature.

Freshness

5 days at room temperature. It is shipped standing upright; do not turn the box upside down.