Fatayer

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Fatayer

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Filled savory pie from Arab and Levantine cuisine

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Fatayer are meat pies that can alternatively be stuffed with spinach or cheese such as feta or akkawi. They are part of Arab and Levantine cuisine and are eaten in Lebanon, Syria, Israel, Palestine, Jordan, Iraq, Egypt. Fatayer are also popular in Argentina, where they are considered a variety of empanada under the name empanadas árabes (singular form empanada árabe), and in Brazil, where they are known as esfihas fechadas ("closed sfihas", singular form esfiha fechada). Some fatayer are commonly frozen and reheated prior to eating.

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