Nutrition
- Protein18%
- Fat47%
- Carbohydrates35%
Estimate for a typical portion of this dish; the venue's recipe may differ.
About the dish
A traditional savory pie made with thin layers of pastry, often filled with meat, poultry, or seafood and spiced.
- Cuisine
- Moroccan
Typical ingredients
- filo pastry
- meat
- eggs
- almonds
- cinnamon
- sugar
General information about this dish, not provided by the venue. Dish pictures are illustrations based on the menu description, not photos from the venue.
History of the dish
Morocco / Andalusia / Fez
- Origin
- Morocco / Andalusia / Fez
Read more
Pastilla (Arabic: بسطيلة, romanized: basṭīla, also called a bastilla or an North African pie) is a meat or seafood pie in Maghrebi cuisine made with warqa dough (ورقة), which is similar to filo. It is a specialty of Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia, where its variation is known as malsouka.
Excerpt from the Wikipedia article “Pastilla” · version used · CC BY-SA 4.0
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