Maun Kataifi Pastry is fresh shredded fillo dough, sold in a 400 g box with a window so you can see the fine, pale threads inside. The box is labelled in Turkish, English, German and French (Taze Kadayıf, shredded fillo dough, Teigfäden, fils de pâte), and the pastry is the base for a whole family of Middle Eastern and Turkish desserts.
In Turkish cooking kadayıf is best known as the crisp, golden shell of künefe, where the threads are buttered, pressed around stretchy unsalted cheese and soaked in light syrup. It also makes tel kadayıf with walnuts or pistachios, small nests baked in a muffin tin, rolls filled with cream or nuts, and the crunchy layer in the chocolate-pistachio bars that are popular today. To use it, loosen the threads gently with your fingers, toss them with melted butter or a neutral oil so every strand is coated, then shape and bake until deep golden. Pour cool syrup over hot pastry (or the reverse) so the strands stay crisp.
Kadayıf dries out quickly, so keep the box closed and use the dough soon after opening. Check the pack for the exact storage instructions, best-before date and allergen information; kadayıf is a wheat-based pastry.