Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The leaves of Catha edulis. Also cafta, khat.
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- noun Alternative spelling of
kofta .
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Examples
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Great oval platters of grilled lamb, chicken, and kafta, all blanketed tenderly with bread soaked in tomato juice.
Day of Honey Annia Ciezadlo 2011
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The safest method is to grind it yourself see the kafta recipe, page 334, for instructions.
Day of Honey Annia Ciezadlo 2011
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Great oval platters of grilled lamb, chicken, and kafta, all blanketed tenderly with bread soaked in tomato juice.
Day of Honey Annia Ciezadlo 2011
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Some people make it with oblong patties of ground spiced meat like the kafta, page 334; others make it with strips of meat, as I have here; and many make it without meat at all.
Day of Honey Annia Ciezadlo 2011
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The safest method is to grind it yourself see the kafta recipe, page 334, for instructions.
Day of Honey Annia Ciezadlo 2011
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Some people make it with oblong patties of ground spiced meat like the kafta, page 334; others make it with strips of meat, as I have here; and many make it without meat at all.
Day of Honey Annia Ciezadlo 2011
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The beef shawarma ($9.87) was more flavorful than the chicken, but still not as good as the falafel or kafta kebab.
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Also had to try the lamb kafta kebab ($7.81), long tubes of ground lamb meat with spices.
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The kafta kebab was no slouch either, perfectly cooked with a great blend of Lebanese spices.
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A tall pine tree spread green shade over the banquet she had prepared; there was mlukhieh, the moss-green stew that Mohamad and I loved; kibbeh nayeh; and great round metal trays of kafta bi saynieh, spiced ground meat layered with tomatoes and potatoes, then baked so that potatoes soaked up the tomato sauce and the flavor of the meat.
Day of Honey Annia Ciezadlo 2011
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