Fatayer

Fatayer (Standard Arabic: فطائر, romanized: faṭāʾir; Levantine Arabic: فطاير, romanized: faṭāyir; sg. فطيرة, faṭīra) are meat pies that can alternatively be stuffed with spinach or cheese such as feta or akkawi.^[1] They are part of Arab and Levantine cuisine, eaten in Lebanon, Syria, Palestine, Jordan, Iraq, Egypt, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Yemen.^{[citation needed]} Fatayer are also popular in Argentina, where they are considered a variety of empanada under the name empanadas árabes (sg. empanada árabe), and in Brazil, where they are known as esfihas fechadas ("closed sfihas", sg. esfiha fechada).

Fatayer

Type	Meat pie
Place of origin	Levant
Region or state	Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Palestine, Iraq, Egypt, Yemen
Main ingredients	Meat, spinach, cheese or za'atar
Media: Fatayer

Some fatayer are commonly frozen and reheated prior to eating.^[2]

Variations

Different combinations of fillings and shapes are used for fatayer, common fillings include:

• Cheese (such as Feta, Akkawi or Halloumi) with nigella seeds.
• Spinach, commonly with sumac and onions, this variant is popular in the Levant and is known as Fatayer Sabanekh (Levantine Arabic: فطاير سبانخ).
• Minced lamb meat and nuts.

A variety of spices may also be used for each variant^[3][2][4]

See also

• Curry puff
• Sfiha
• Empanada
• Samosa
• Lahmacun

• Uchpuchmak
• Börek
• Chebureki
• Bougatsa
• Pogača

• Banitsa
• Khachapuri
• Knish
• Cantiq
• Pierogi

• Pirozhki
• Spanakopita
• Hamantash
• Samsa
• Pasty