North Africa · Breakfast
Feteer Meshaltet (Egyptian Layered Flaky Pastry)
Paper-thin sheets of laminated dough folded with Egyptian clarified butter, baked blistering hot into an airy, flaky golden disk.
The story
Referred to as 'feteer feteer' in temple inscriptions, this pastry was offered to Pharaonic gods alongside honey and cheese. In rural Upper Egypt and the Nile Delta, baking feteer for visiting guests is the ultimate gesture of generous hospitality.
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