Dearborn, MI - Masri Sweets; Two samples here on the long day of eating on our Bizarre Foods Detroit trip.

They have a delicious spread of options for viewing. Make sure you walk around to check out all the desserts.

We tried two: Knafeh and Katayef. When we were ready to order knafeh, there was only one piece left and they told us if we waited a few minutes, a fresh hot batch will be ready. If you have the opportunity to wait for fresh ones that come right off the stove, take advantage of it. When it's fresh and hot, the cheese is wonderfully stringy and the whole dish is nice and sweet from the syrup. Although, it wasn't as sweet as I thought it was going to be. I wouldn't categorize it as a dessert.  It's topped with crushed pistachios for extra flavor, texture, and appearance.

The end result, its gooey, sweet, and crunchy. A good combo.

The katayef really doesn't stack up to the knashef. It is not bad but really doesn't offer the level of flavor nor complexity of the knafeh. I guess its not fair to compare them since they are so different, but when your eating them side by side, its hard not to. It's a small stuffed pancake but really not as nicely sweet as the other.