SC - Qata'if -- duck and bread

[Decker, Terry D.]

Anything I might say on this would be speculation also, but I'm wondering if
"qat" may not mean leaf.  The Arabic "qatt" or "khat" describes a beverage
made from the leaves of Catha edulis, which was supplanted by coffee.  A
general term like leaf would suit most of the situations discussed.

Bear

 Could the "qat" root (if it is one) be a
> reference to layers, which might be seen as consistent among all the
> known older recipes, as well as the modern shredded ones, too.
> 
> Purely speculation, of course.
>  
> Adamantius