Fatayer
TypeMeat pie
Place of originLevant
Region or stateEgypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Iran, Syria, Palestine, Israel, Yemen
Main ingredientsMeat, spinach, cheese or Za'atar

A fatayer (Arabic: فطاير, romanized: faṭāyir) 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, Syria, Egypt, Lebanon, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Palestine, Jordan and Israel.[1] In Argentina, the fatayer are popular due to being a variety of empanada, called empanada árabe.

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References

  1. Labensky, Steven; Ingram, Gaye G.; Labensky, Sarah R. (2001.) "Webster's New World Dictionary of Culinary Arts. Prentice Hall. p. 166.


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