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Savory spinach pie
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Savory spinach pie is a pastry eaten throughout the Balkans. The filling is made of chopped spinach (sometimes chard) and usually feta or white cheese, and egg.
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Alternative names | zeljanica, spanakopita, ispanaklı Selanik böreği, ispanaklı Boşnak böreği |
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Type | Börek (savoury pie) |
Place of origin | Turkey, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Croatia, Montenegro, Albania, Kosovo, Greece |
Region or state | Balkans (more broadly Southeastern Europe) |
Serving temperature | Hot |
Main ingredients | Phyllo, spinach (or leeks, chard, or sorrel), white cheese (mladi sir, or beyaz peynir, or feta, or ricotta), eggs, sometimes onions or scallions |
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