Warbat (Filo Triangles With Cream Cheese, Pistachio, and Rose)

Warbat is a popular snack during the month of Ramadan. Sami’s childhood was spent crowding around the vendor selling them at the corner of the street. He’d barely make it home before the flaky pastry—dripping with thick and sticky syrup and sprinkled with vivid green crushed pistachios—was finished. The filling is traditionally made with ishta—a kind of thick milky silky cream—which is then drizzled with rose water or rose water syrup. Ishta is not always easy to find, though, so we’ve created a cream cheese filling instead.

Once assembled these should be served on the same day—as soon as possible after the syrup is drizzled over them.