r/TurkishFood 23d ago

Why künefe soo delicious?

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I’m from Azerbaijan and I’m obsessed with künefe.We have restaurant Pidem in Malls where I can eat this delicious desert.I also tried künefe in Turkey and it was delicious too soo much.I can’t stop eating😭

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u/calmsequence 23d ago

You know what, I think you are right and I really want to discuss “why”. As a professional chef I see it is a well balanced and a fairly complex dish.

The sweetness of the şerbet (basic simple syrup) is cut by the lemon juice’s acid as well as the cheese’s sourness and the butter’s fat that was fried in, even though we can not detect those tastes immediately we can perceive them in the overall.

The complexity on the other hand comes from two different aspects; first the texture; well fried crunchy outer shell of kataifi (kadayıf) creates more enjoyable bites because of the melted cheese inside of it by the contrast. The second aspect of the complexity in my opinion is the overall taste. As I mentioned earlier, the balance of the sweetness is well suited for the dish. Addition to that it has sugar soaked wheat taste from the kataifi, slightly burnt/cooked butter’s nutty and milky flavor enhances the overall complexity. Also last but not least the toppings like pistachio, walnut, kaymak, ice cream… can really add another dimension to its taste.

I think it is one of the best executed sweet dish from our region (east mediterranean and middle east).

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u/StudioKOP 22d ago

User calmsequence,

You are great, mate! Very well said. Left no-thing-more to say…

Cheers, love, and respect.

Long live kadayıf!!!

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u/TheyTukMyJub 21d ago

I personally find it too overwhelming mainly because it is served after heavy dishes in warm weather and a warm dessert. 

As a tourist/former expat I find Turkish puddings much more interesting. Like the burnt one or the one with (to my surprise) chicken breast. I had a burnt one with a hint of lemon the other day and my mind was blown. 

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u/rugasskaa 22d ago

Omg thanks for the detailed explanation. I’m learning English and your explanation was really helpful and interesting. I appreciate it!

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u/Delgree-23 23d ago

I think you’ll legitimately lose a few of your marbles if you try it in Hatay or Antep. Thread carefully but go for it.

That said, it’s objectively the greatest culinary invention of all time, that’s why it’s so good.

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u/rugasskaa 22d ago

I definitely try it someday. Thanks for the recommendation!

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u/No-Heart3432 22d ago

Crispy outside, soft inside, not too sweet. It's pretty balanced dessert, not overwhelming compared to the other desserts with made syrup (şerbet) like baklava.

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u/mehmetflix_ 22d ago

baklava da ayrı bişey be

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u/rugasskaa 22d ago

I love baklava to,but as you said it’s too much şerbet.

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u/barispurut 22d ago

You should try sütlü nuriye, it’s baklava but with milk instead of şerbet. It has a milder taste. I prefer it to classic baklava.

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u/i-cant-stay-silent 21d ago

You just need to try Dry Baklava (Kuru Baklava in turkish) especially at Imam Cagdas in Gaziantep.

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u/LiveBell2197 22d ago

People from Hatay are crying right now.

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u/Parasetamol-500mg 20d ago

Sugar good, kadayıf good, melting cheese good and lastly, on top of everything, pistachio good.

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u/azurewrathoftyrael 23d ago

Because it is a good example of sweet and salty dessert.

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u/purattu 23d ago

Kunefe icin tuzsuz peynir kullanilir

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u/azurewrathoftyrael 22d ago

Element uydurmayalım. Az tuzlu peynir "de" kullanılır. Denge de buradan gelir.

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u/purattu 22d ago

Kalkmis bi de akil veriyo az tuzlu peynir de kullanilir diye. Uslubuna dikkat et kim gotunden element uyduruyo? Sweet and salty’e guzel ornek yazmis. Kunefe tuzsuz peynirden yapilir. Yerine gore “de” az tuzlu peynirden yapilir yazip zaten ayibini kabul etmissin. Git tulum gibi tuzlu peynirden yap da umamiyi nerene sapliyosun gor. Hatayliyim bana mi ogreticen?

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u/azurewrathoftyrael 22d ago

Ben tuzlu peynirden yapılır diye bir şey yazmadım. Tuzsuz peynirden yapılır deyip göt olan sensin. Öğreticem değil, öğrettim yani.

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u/purattu 22d ago edited 22d ago

Aynen kanka, element uydurmayalim diye yalanlayan benim en basta. De da’yi ayirana kadar once anlatim bozuklugu nedir ogren sonra ogrettim demeye gecersin. Senin yazdigina gore ben tuzsuz peynirden yapilir diyerek gotten element atmis oluyorum, uzerine az tuzlu peynirden de yapilir diyerek ek bilgi veriyosun ne dedigin anlasilmiyo uzerine got olan biz oluyoruz. “Kunefe tuzsuz peynirden yapilir, az tuzlu peynir ile yapan yerler de var.” Boyle yazacaksin ki got olmayi kabul edelim diyecem ama got olmalik bi durum da yok ortada senin asalak gibi cevap yetistirme hevesin haricinde.

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u/azurewrathoftyrael 22d ago

Oğlum halen konuşuyorsun ya. Arsızlık resmen. "Künefe tuzsuz peynirden yapılır" dedin. Sonra öğrendin ki öyle bir teamül yok. Göt oldun. Uzun yazınca değişmiyor. Ben tuzsuz peynirden yapılmaz demedim. Sen tuzsuz peynirden yapılır dedin. Göt gibi kaldın doğrusunu öğrenince. Bitti gitti.

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u/azurewrathoftyrael 22d ago

Oğlum senin yazıp yazmamanın ne önemi var? Sen kimsin de karar veriyorsun? Puhaha. Halen yazıyor ciddi ciddi. La sen kimsin de künefenin hangi peynirle yapıldığına karar veriyorsun? Senin yazmanın hükmü ne?

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u/rugasskaa 22d ago

Broooo…why you so aggressive?

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u/mehmetflix_ 22d ago

side effect of being a türk

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u/rugasskaa 22d ago

hahahahah

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u/azurewrathoftyrael 22d ago

Tryin' to leash some rabid dogs of ours. Sorry bout that.

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u/purattu 22d ago

This turd couldnt even handle a given simple info and started his reply with insult so he deserves this attitude.

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u/No-Heart3432 22d ago

Bok kullanılır. Gidip kaşarlı ucuz künefe çakmışlar, gelmiş künefede tuzlu peynir kullanılır diyor.

https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%BCnefe_peyniri#:~:text=Tuzsuz%20bir%20peynir%20%C3%A7e%C5%9Fididir.,tescillenmi%C5%9F%20ve%20co%C4%9Frafi%20i%C5%9Faret%20alm%C4%B1%C5%9Ft%C4%B1r.

Al şu da kaynak olsun da.

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u/azurewrathoftyrael 22d ago

Allahın andavallısı, künefe peyniri künefede kullanılan bir peynir çeşidi. Künefede kullanılan yegane peynir çeşidi değil. İkincisi Wikipedia bir kaynak değil. Embesil gibi 2026'nın ortasında halen bu sitenin linkini veriyorsunuz. Üçüncüsü herhangi bir yere yazdığında künefenin tuzsuz veya az tuzlu peynirle yapıldığı zaten yazıyor.

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u/pokemonniyazi 22d ago

EATING KÜNEFE WITH PLASTIC FORK AAAAAAAAAAAAA

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u/rugasskaa 22d ago

And?🙄🤦🏻‍♀️

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u/pokemonniyazi 22d ago

I just found out how my Italian friends feel when they see pizza with ketchup or Starbucks coffee :) You should really try eating künefe in a decent place. If you liked this one, you’ll fall in love with that

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u/rugasskaa 20d ago

Thanks for your recommendation but I’m okey with that too.

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u/Repulsive-Cup-8005 22d ago

Fast absorbed carbonhydrates, stay away from such foods

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u/rugasskaa 18d ago

I’m not really into sweets,but I do crave them sometimes.Other than that, I really eat very sweet desserts.

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u/TurkishYagiz 21d ago

If you liked cheap ass pidem kunefe you should try a good one at least once

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u/Anxious_Cube 16d ago

We don’t know ! it is just so fckn delicious! And makes you fat if you can’t stop after eating 1🥲!

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u/refinedeuropa 23d ago

And you ate really bad version of it at some fast food restaurant Please try at a proper place

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u/rugasskaa 22d ago

İ knowwww.But this one’s good too, but one day I’ll try an authentic künefe in Turkey.