Pastries

Kleija

كليجة

Qassim, Saudi Arabia

Kleija is a Qassim cookie filled with dates or nuts, baked as flaky buttery pastry scented with cinnamon and cardamom.

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Kleija sticker illustration

Original eatfuls sticker artwork

What it is

A closer look at Kleija.

Kleija is a Qassim cookie filled with dates or nuts, baked as flaky buttery pastry scented with cinnamon and cardamom.

What to look for

Know it when you find it.

Look for Kleija: flaky pastry should enclose date filling with cinnamon and cardamom aroma, a golden-brown surface, and decorative patterns.

Where it belongs

Origins and
traditions.

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Native to

Qassim, Saudi Arabia

Region-specific tradition

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Names around the table

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