SC - Kataifa (was Lebanese Sweets)

[Nicholas Sasso]

>Thank you.  Now.  What is kataifa and where would one find such?  I 
>don't recall seeing anything like that at the international market.
>Olwen
>
>>From: margali <margali at 99main.com>
>>Take a package of kataifa [qata'if] roll it open flat, put the 
>>ground sugar/nut
>>innards from a baklava recipe, roll into a log, place in a pan, sprinkle with
>>rosewater and bake. When it is golden, pour sugar syrup over the thing, slice
>>into rounds and enjoy.
>>margali
>>
>>Olwen the Odd wrote:
>>>  I'm sorry this is OOP, but someone just brought in a tin of sweets from
>>>  Lebannon.  In the assortment was one I would very much like to re-create.
>>>  It was like slices from a log thing with honeyed shredded wheat on the
>>>  outside and stuffed with sweetened pistaccio nuts.  If anyone knows where I
>>  > can find out about it, please contact me.

It's made from wheat flour dough and looks like shredded wheat, as 
you described it. You might find it at a specifically Middle Eastern 
food shop.

Anyone know: Can shredded wheat be used as a substitute for kataif?

Anahita al-shazhiyya