How to Use spanakopita in a Sentence

spanakopita

noun
  • His spanakopita takes the shape of an egg roll rather than a slab, for instance.
    Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2022
  • Squares of spanakopita, spinach pie, are lush and sizable and with a salad, make a meal ($5).
    Ann Trieger Kurland, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Apr. 2018
  • There was flaky spanakopita in Athens and crepes stuffed with tuna, egg, and spicy harissa in Tunisia.
    SELF, 25 Sep. 2018
  • Start with a bunch of mezze like hummus, spanakopita, and grape leaves; for entrées, try one of the fresh catches on the blackboard specials.
    Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Oct. 2018
  • People are loving the spanakopita, also known as spinach pie, and the rice pudding.
    Jessi Virtusio, Post-Tribune, 6 June 2018
  • The flavorful spanakopita was light and fluffy — almost like a quiche.
    Alaska Dispatch News, 13 Sep. 2017
  • That cheesy beautiful dish called spanakopita just wouldn't be the same with anything else.
    Chris Morocco, Bon Appetit, 15 Feb. 2017
  • If your knowledge of Greek food is limited to gyros, grape leaves and spanakopita, Mykonos can change that.
    Leeanne Griffin, courant.com, 30 Oct. 2019
  • Items such as the classic gyro with fries, gyro plate, falafels, baklava, spanakopita, hummus and dolamdes can be found on the Taste of Greek menu.
    Kaila Contreras, Houston Chronicle, 3 Aug. 2019
  • Trays of homemade spanakopita, baklava, kourambiedes, koulouria and finikia will be sold.
    courant.com, 18 Nov. 2019
  • Tiropites (cheese pies) and spanakopita (spinach pie) will also be available for purchase.
    Joanna Broder, chicagotribune.com, 12 July 2017
  • This is a casual restaurant serving up such classics as spanakopita and falafel.
    Janet Kusterer, Howard County Times, 19 Oct. 2017
  • That’s because this staple, often associated with such Greek fare as baklava or spanakopita, is easy to buy at the grocery store.
    Becky Krystal, The Denver Post, 27 Sep. 2019
  • Festival goers can feast on dolmades, spanakopita, Greek sausage, pita bread and plenty of feta cheese.
    Shelia Poole, ajc, 18 May 2018
  • There will be food galore: homemade baklava, gyros, spanakopita, pastitsio, lamb sliders, Greek coffee, honey puffs and more.
    Anna Bauman, Detroit Free Press, 17 June 2019
  • Be reminded just how delicious spanakopita and baklava can be.
    Chris Kaltenbach, baltimoresun.com, 17 Sep. 2017
  • There will be plenty of Greek foods available for sale, including souvlaki, pastitsio, spanakopita and gyros.
    Erin Gallagher, Daily Southtown, 9 June 2017
  • Eat homemade dishes such as dolmades, spanakopita, pastitsio and lamb while listening to live music and watching performances by Greek folk dancers.
    Alison Stanton, azcentral, 12 Sep. 2019
  • The owners' Greek heritage is celebrated with dishes such as spanakopita, pastitsio spring rolls, flaming saganaki, shrimp saganaki, lamb meatballs with tomato sauce and feta, and avgolemono soup.
    Greg Morago, Houston Chronicle, 12 July 2019
  • The other vegetarian dinner plate has tiropita (a triangular, layered pastry with a cheese filling), spanakopita (spinach pie), Greek-style green beans, salad, dolmades and a roll.
    Judy Walker, NOLA.com, 23 May 2017
  • Whipped labneh is subtly perfumed with rosewater, lending a floral whiff to curls of salted Persian cucumber dusted with za’atar; tahini slipped under flaky spanakopita-like hand pies contributes a nutty bass note.
    Brittany Martin, Los Angeles Magazine, 24 Jan. 2018
  • Vegetarian fare includes tiropitas (cheese triangles in filo), spanakopita (spinach pie), feta fries and Greek salads.
    Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Aug. 2019
  • Nearby at Alexanders Greek Cuisine, the Emmanuil family serves devoted locals and returning road trippers flavorful spanakopita and other classics.
    Janet Eastman, OregonLive.com, 12 Aug. 2017
  • Favorite indulgence: Her grandmother's spanakopita (spinach pie).
    Good Housekeeping, 20 Mar. 2020
  • There will be vegetarian food as well, including tiropitas (cheese triangles in filo), spanakopita (spinach pie), feta fries, mezethes (appetizers), Greek salad and vegan options.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Vegetarian fare includes tiropitas (cheese triangles in filo), spanakopita (spinach pie), mezethes (appetizers) and Greek salad.
    Linda McIntosh, sandiegouniontribune.com, 2 Sep. 2017
  • Vegetarian options are also available, including tiropitas (cheese triangles in filo), spanakopita (spinach pie) and Greek salad.
    Carolina Gusman, sandiegouniontribune.com, 6 Sep. 2017

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