SC - Qata'if -- duck and bread
Decker, Terry D.
TerryD at Health.State.OK.US
Mon Aug 28 08:57:58 PDT 2000
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
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