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Qatayef

Wikipedia's first sentence called it “arab dessert commonly reserved for the muslim holiday of ramadan”. Today it says “arabic dessert”.
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Qatayef Qatayef or qata'if ( Arabic : قطايف [qɑˈtˤɑ:jɪf] ) is an Arabic dessert . It is a type of sweet dumpling filled with cream or nuts, or a filled folded pancake with a thickness similar to a Scottish crumpet .

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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “arab dessert commonly reserved for the muslim holiday of ramadan”. Today it says “arabic dessert”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then

arab dessert commonly reserved for the muslim holiday of ramadan

Now

arabic dessert

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