variants
or less commonly filo
or fillo
: extremely thin dough that is layered to produce a flaky pastry
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There were no fancy restaurants here or even cafés, only a single stand selling burek, a traditional Turkish phyllo dough pastry stuffed with meat, cheese or spinach.
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Ellen Ruppel Shell, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Nov. 2024
In reality-television editing, this means that the technical will for sure be phyllo.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024
The easy dessert is made with flaky phyllo dough, custard, and honey syrup.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 June 2024
Once in the kitchen, participants stretch, stuff and roll the dough, filling the long tubes of phyllo pastry with wild greens and goat cheese, pumpkin or feta.
—Jenny Southan, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 July 2024
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Ellen Ruppel Shell, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Nov. 2024
In reality-television editing, this means that the technical will for sure be phyllo.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024
The easy dessert is made with flaky phyllo dough, custard, and honey syrup.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 June 2024
Once in the kitchen, participants stretch, stuff and roll the dough, filling the long tubes of phyllo pastry with wild greens and goat cheese, pumpkin or feta.
—Jenny Southan, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 July 2024
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“Phyllo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/phyllo. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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