Ours looked just like this

@JudyEv (369215)
Rockingham, Australia
January 14, 2026 8:21pm CST
Some time back we enjoyed prawns encased in kafaiti pastry. There’s a name for them that I’ll hopefully remember before I end this. Kafaiti pastry comes frozen – well, ours did – so you have to let it thaw thoroughly. Then you have to tease the hair-like threads apart before wrapping the prawns in the pastry. You also have to squeeze out all the moisture before deep-frying them. Vince decided he wanted to make some which he did the other day. They’re a bit tricky to make, a bit fiddly but not all that difficult. We invited friends down to share these with us as nibbles with drinks, then we had pizza and played cards so it was a fun evening. We forgot to take a photo but ours didn’t look much different to the picture on the packet. They taste as good as they look.
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@FourWalls (81915)
• United States
17h
I’m with Daddy Evil…I’m allergic to shrimp so you’re going to have to eat my portion, please. Glad it turned out so well!
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@DaddyEvil (165804)
• United States
16h
Pretty will eat shrimp but I sure won't! I don't like going to the ER!
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@DaddyEvil (165804)
• United States
14h
@JudyEv I really hope you aren't, too.
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@JudyEv (369215)
• Rockingham, Australia
15h
@FourWalls @DaddyEvil I'm happy to eat both your shares. I hope I'm not gradually building up an allergy to it.
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@DaddyEvil (165804)
• United States
19h
Oh, I'm sorry they tasted bad after all that work. (I'm teasing, of course. Just because I can't eat shrimp doesn't mean others shouldn't eat them. ) I'm glad you had a nice get-together with your friends.
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@JudyEv (369215)
• Rockingham, Australia
15h
We needed a couple of guinea pigs to try out our concoction. They happened to be it but they were very happy about it.
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@DaddyEvil (165804)
• United States
14h
@JudyEv Oh, I'm sure of that! A lot of people LOVE shrimp.
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@Tampa_girl7 (54034)
• United States
5h
I have never had them this way. They look good.
@wolfgirl569 (127963)
• Marion, Ohio
6h
Glad yours came out good.
@Deepizzaguy (117295)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
17h
Good looking kadaifi pastry that is in the image on this post.
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• United States
6h
I'm allergic to all seafood, shrimp, prawns, etc.
@LadyDuck (490775)
• Italy
12h
Kafaiti pastry is shredded phyllo, I liked the prawns wrapped in it, you really have to pat dry the shrimps very well to be sure all the moisture is out. I would have loved to taste yours.
@Fleura (33411)
• United Kingdom
12h
I have never heard of that kind of pastry. I wouldn't want to actually try making it! Sounds like a fun evening all round
@LindaOHio (210837)
• United States
8h
I've never heard of string pastry. I learned something new. I don't care for shrimp; but I'm glad they turned out well.