Fatayer
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Alternative names | Fitiir |
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Type | Meat pie |
Region or state | Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Iran, Palestine, Syria, Israel |
Main ingredients | Meat, spinach, cheese or Za'atar |
A fatayer (Arabic: فطاير, romanized: faṭāyir) or petaeer (Persian: پطلیر) is a meat pie that can alternatively be stuffed with spinach (Arabic: سبانخ), or cheese (Arabic: جبنه) such as Feta or Akkawi. It is part of Levantine cuisine and is eaten in Iraq, Iran, Syria, Egypt, Lebanon, Palestine, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Israel.[1] In Argentina, fatayer are also popular as a variety of empanada, called empanada árabe.
See also[]
- Curry puff
- Sfiha
- Empanada
- Samosa
- Lahmacun
- Uchpuchmak
- Börek
- Chebureki
- Bougatsa
- Pogača
- Knish
- Cantiq
- Pierogi
- Pirozhki
- Spanakopita
- Hamantash
References[]
- ^ Labensky, Steven; Ingram, Gaye G.; Labensky, Sarah R. (2001.) "Webster's New World Dictionary of Culinary Arts. Prentice Hall. p. 166.
Categories:
- Arab cuisine
- Cypriot cuisine
- Egyptian cuisine
- Iraqi cuisine
- Palestinian cuisine
- Jordanian cuisine
- Lebanese cuisine
- Levantine cuisine
- Savoury pies
- Syrian cuisine
- Tatar cuisine
- Tapas
- Pie stubs
- Arab cuisine stubs