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, Yemen |
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, or cheese such as Feta or Akkawi. It is part of Levantine cuisine and is eaten in Iraq, Iran, Syria, Egypt, Lebanon, Palestine, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Jordan and Israel.[1] In Argentina, fatayer are also popular as a variety of empanada, called empanada árabe.
See also[edit]
- Curry puff
- Sfiha
- Empanada
- Samosa
- Lahmacun
- Uchpuchmak
- Börek
- Chebureki
- Bougatsa
- Pogača
- Knish
- Cantiq
- Pierogi
- Pirozhki
- Spanakopita
- Hamantash
References[edit]
- ^ Labensky, Steven; Ingram, Gaye G.; Labensky, Sarah R. (2001.) "Webster's New World Dictionary of Culinary Arts. Prentice Hall. p. 166.