Gibanica
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Gibanica (Serbian Cyrillic: гибаница) is a Serbian phyllo pastry dish, usually made with Serbian white cheese, less common with other cheeses.
Gibanica is a traditional Serbian dish. Other varieties and related dishes can also be found in surrounding countries of the Balkans, most notably in Macedonia, where it is also known as Gibanica (гибаница); and Bulgaria where it is usually called Banitsa (баница), as well as Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia and Croatia.
This is one of the most popular and recognizable dishes in Serbia and it is made most often for festive occasions, or simply as a comforting family snack. Gibanica is most commonly made with Serbian white cheese. Other varieties are made with spinach, meat or potatoes and onions.
[edit] See also
- Burek, a similar pastry
- Prekmurska gibanica (Slovenian variant)
- Tiropita (Greek variant)
- Banitsa (Bulgarian variant)
