Arabian and middle eastern Desserts. One of the most well-known Arabic pastries is kunafa & Baklava. Kunafa one of the most popular traditional dessert of the general public, originally its comes from Nablus in Palestine, its consisting of a layer of crisp pastry sitting atop a layer of soft white cheese which are baked lightly in an oven, then covered with sugar syrup. Baklava is a flaky, filo-pastry dessert with layers of honey or syrup, The rich flavor comes from the traditional chopped nuts like pistachios & cashew.