Spanakopta

Pronounced spa-na-koh-pay-tah

Best eaten fresh out of the oven, Spanakopita is delicious Mediterranean pastry from Greece. It can be described thus: A traditional filling of spinach and cottage, feta or ricotta cheese wrapped in phyllo dough pronounced fillo, these paper-thin sheets of unleavened dough are popular for making pastries in the Mediterranean and baked till golden brown. The combination of crunchy phyllo dough with the soft stuffing of the pie that includes cheeses, herbs and onions makes Spanakopita quite nice. Small triangles cut out of the Spanakopita pie are popular breakfast snacks in Greece. It is also a popular appetiser at parties. In as much as it is tasty, Spanakopita is loaded with calories. The pastry is slathered with butter and the cheeses come loaded with fat too. It is as good or as bad as eating a fattening chicken-cheese burger. Nonetheless, it8217;s a great idea to give diets a break and eat some Spanakopita at Frangipani, Trident.