Scovardă
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| Type | Pastry |
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| Place of origin | Romania |
| Region or state | Transylvania |
| Main ingredients | Dough, cheese |
Scovardă[1] is a type of stuffed pastry similar to empanadas popular in Romania, mainly Transylvania. They are usually referred to by the plural form "scoverzi".
Preparation
[edit]The dough is folded around the stuffing which usually consists of different types of cheese, including urdă. Dill can also be added to the cheese stuffing.
- Variations include:
- fruit preserve filling
- no filling and the resulting scoverzi are covered with powdered sugar and/or jam, resembling pancakes or Crêpes.
They are cooked by pan frying in sunflower oil.
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "Scovardă". www.dexonline.ro (in Romanian).
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