No Toronto trip is complete without Kanafeh - a typical Lebanese breakfast. It is a crust made of semolina, stuffed with what I believe is Nabulsi cheese; a middle-eastern cheese that becomes soft and elastic when heated up.
This is baked and covered with sweet syrup (Quater) made of sugar and water with a touch of lemon juice and rose water. It is served like a sandwich in a special sesame seed soft bread (Ka'akeh) made specifically for this breakfast.
Lebanese pastry shops will make one batch of this at sunrise and it is typically gone by mid-morning. This is also the case in Toronto Lebanese pastry shops where we had to be there before 9 to ensure we have it.
It is by far one of my two favourite things for breakfast (the other is Mankoushi - a topic for another day). It is sweet, cheesy, and can keep you going for hours.
Too bad you cannot find it in Vancouver (or maybe it is best that it is not available here or the pounds would have added up quickly). The place in Toronto that makes it is a close second best to the ones in Lebanon.
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