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Fatayer

Breads, Flatbreads and Savory Pastries

Fatayer are meat pies that can alternatively be stuffed with spinach or cheese such as feta or akkawi, part of Arab and Levantine cuisine eaten in Lebanon, Syria, Israel, Palestine, Jordan, Iraq and Egypt. They are also popular in Argentina, where they are considered a variety of empanada known as empanadas arabes, and in Brazil, where they are known as esfihas fechadas.

Facts
Classification
Dietary Suitability
Contains Meat or Poultry 1
Origin Region
Levant 1
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Expresses Tradition

Source Wikipedia: Fatayer

In Cuisine

Source Wikipedia: Fatayer
Source Wikipedia: Fatayer

Uses Ingredient

Cheese, Ingredients
Source Wikipedia: Fatayer
Spinach, Ingredients
Source Wikipedia: Fatayer
Za'atar, Ingredients
Source Wikipedia: Fatayer
In the Other Atlases
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Fatayer
  • Infobox, place_of_origin
    Levant
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatayer (dietary-suitability)
    Fatayer are meat pies that can alternatively be stuffed with spinach or cheese such as feta or akkawi.
  • In Cuisine: Egyptian Cuisine, Wikipedia category list
  • In Cuisine: Lebanese Cuisine, Wikipedia category list
  • Uses Ingredient: Cheese, Infobox main_ingredient field: Meat, spinach, cheese or za'atar
  • Uses Ingredient: Spinach, Infobox main_ingredient field: Meat, spinach, cheese or za'atar
  • Uses Ingredient: Za'atar, Infobox main_ingredient field: Meat, spinach, cheese or za'atar
  • Expresses Tradition: Tapas Culture, Wikipedia category: Category:Tapas
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