>>28398080Where do you draw the line on what is and is not a meat pie? Does an empanada count? I'd love to try pastelillos. I'm painfully unaware of meatpies that aren't Middle Eastern. Dump some /ck/ back on me.
Meatpies aren't a singular food item, where I am from, they're almost an entire cuisine - because "baked foods" are literally an entire cuisine. Limiting them to the ones with meat on them removes nice "combo pies" that have meat+cheese or meat+spinach - or the solo varieties with just cheese or meat. Or even simpler ones, like za'atar pies. All of that gets lumped up together - "baked/dough".
"Sfeeha"
"flat"? "plate"? "small sheet"? I'm not actually sure of the etymology - it means "meat pie" is a catch-all for open face meatpies. Usually made with ground beef, but could probably be made with something else. These are only as good as whoever is making them. I've had some truly vile pies. The best I've had at a bakery were made by an old Lebanese lady. The WORST I've had were also made by an old Lebanese lady. I helped an Iraqi family out with some random IT
and eventually helped their oldest kid build his first rig for Fortbloxing or something and his mum gave me a whole platter of the best god damn baked food I've ever had - sfeeha included - either they make them different or her cooking was on another level entirely. I've had great ones and terrible ones of every size imaginable - small pies not much bigger than a coaster, and large ones the size of a small pizza.
"Sambosik"
sounds vaguely like Indian samosa, probably stolen through Persian or Turkish - much unlike an Indian samosa, these are stuffed with MEAT are more like empanadas, but they get lumped in with meat pies. Whereas an open-face pie might have some tomatoes or other vegetables on it, I've never had one of these with anything more than some pine nuts or maybe some onions in it - it's strictly a ground beef affair. They are tasty. The good ones have nice, thick, greasy dough - except it's olive oil grease so it's tasty.
"Musakkhan"
lit. "heated up" is an open-face meatpie that is probably my favorite, and not one people would usually list - because it's a meal in and of itself. You don't just make one or two, you make an entire fucking platter. I mean, you COULD make one or two, but this is usually a "use every oven in the building" kind of meal. The basic ingredients are bread, chicken, sumac, pine nuts, olive oil and onions. There are probably other seasonings and spices involved. It's about as easy to eat as chicken and waffles - read: it's not. You eat it with your hands, and usually your entire face. You will be full. You will be satisfied. IF THERE IS NO SUMAC ON IT, IT'S HERESY. YOUR HANDS HAVE TO BE FUCKING PURPLE WHEN YOU'RE DONE EATING IT.
If anyone other than a Palestinian is making it, be wary.>>28398800>>28399156You asked for it.
