Gibanica
Gibanica (Serbian Cyrillic: гибаница), pron. gheebanitsa, is a traditional Balkan pastry dish, usually made with white cheese, now popular throughout the Balkans.
The word is a derivative of Serbian verb "гибати" (gibati), which means to bind, to move in a winding fashion.
Gibanica is a traditional dish in Serb inhabited parts of Balkan region. Varieties and related dishes can be found besides Serbia, also in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, the Macedonia and Bulgaria where it is usually called Banitsa (баница), as well as in Slovenia where it arrived with the influx of Serbs and other non-Slovenes after the creation of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.
A similar popular dish exists in Syria and Lebanon as well where it is known as Shabiyat.
This is one of the most popular and recognizable pastry dishes in Balkans and it is made most often for festive occasions, or simply as a comforting family snack. In the last century it has been specifically associated with World War II Chetnik guerilla.[citation needed]
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