Lebanese Pastry I describe What is it Called Please?

Question

On a visit to Beirut many years ago I bought a pastry which was shaped like a ball and inside it seemed to be filled with a vanilla flavoured cream cheese consistency. I would love to know what it was, the outside was like dough, which had been deep fried, Please Help.

Answer 1

Is the dough layered and crunchy (like a quiche) or soft like bread?

If i'm not mistaken, this is a kind of desert that is very popular and comes in many shapes. Each shape has a deffirent name...

Try to find "Znood El-Sit" (Ladies arms). Its sweet, crunchy, and filled with thick cream.

Answer 2

Is it manaish?

Manaish is a Lebanese flat bread topped with cheese.