Definition of spanakopita in English:
spanakopita
noun ˌspanəˈkɒpɪtəˌspanəˈkäpidə
(in Greek cooking) a filo pastry stuffed with spinach and feta cheese.
Example sentencesExamples
- Buffet recipes include a giant cheese and spinach pie that Brooks calls the ‘ultimate spanakopita recipe.’
- Even the Greek phyllo packets - minty, feta-stuffed tiropita and spinach-stuffed spanakopita laced with onion - were on the mark.
- The bread and spanakopita are fresh each morning.
- The spanakopitas were by far the best I've ever had - perfectly baked and crisp phyllo pastry stuffed with baby spinach, kasseri cheese (a sharp, salty, sheep's milk cheddar) and spaghetti squash.
- Hey, let's get some plum sauce to go with the spanakopitas that Walker's going to make when he's here
- Don't miss out on the savoury pastries - you can get the spinach spanakopita in pie form, or in little spring roll-like tubes.
- Diane's Restaurant, opened in 1996 by a former Santa Fe pastry chef, provides friendly service and dishes like spanakopita, grilled lamb, duck breast, and four-layer chocolate cake.
- I appreciate the subtle flavour of a spanakopita made with pigweed (aka lamb's quarters or wild spinach).
Origin
Modern Greek, literally 'spinach pie'.