bougatsa
Sign in to saveBougatsa, bogatsa or boogatsa ( ) is a Greek breakfast food (sweet or savoury), or mid-morning snack, or midday snack. Bougatsa has several versions with their own filling, with the most popular the bougatsa krema (bougatsa cream) that has semolina custard filling used as a sweet food and dessert.
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- Sliced cheese-filled bougatsa served on a plate
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- Pastry
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- Phyllo; filling of semolina custard or feta cheese or other
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Bougatsa, bogatsa or boogatsa ( ) is a Greek breakfast food (sweet or savoury), or mid-morning snack, or midday snack. Bougatsa has several versions with their own filling, with the most popular the bougatsa krema (bougatsa cream) that has semolina custard filling used as a sweet food and dessert.
==Origin== The name comes from the Byzantine Greek (), from the ancient Roman , literally 'hearth bread'; compare Italian . It may have had a classical origin in the Ancient Greek/Roman placenta cake. A similar dessert is still known as () on the island of Lesbos in Greece. is a type of pancake, made from two layers of dough, usually filled with cottage cheese. Sometimes chocolate or apples are used instead. The cake is covered with honey, before being baked.