The peinirli (or penirli) is an elongated, open pie made in a boat shape. They contain a substantial amount of yellow cheese and optionally, meats or vegetables.[1] Peinirli originated in Turkey, where it is known as peynirli.[2] There are two types of pide: peynirli pide, in which cheese entirely covers the surface of the filling and karışık pide, which has cheese only as part of the filling (usually one third).

Black Sea-style peynirli pide in an Ankara restaurant

Etymology

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"Peinirli", meaning with cheese,[3] comes from the Turkish roots peynir ("cheese") + -li ("with"). The suffix -li is also used for ingredients, such as kıymalı ("with minced meat"),[4] pastırmalı ("with pastirma"),[5] or ıspanaklı ("with spinach").[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Metzelthin, Pearl Violette Newfield (2004). Gourmet. Condé Nast Publications.
  2. ^ Stocke, Joy E.; Brenner, Angie. Tree of Life: Turkish Home Cooking. Burgess Lea Press. ISBN 978-0-7603-5879-5.
  3. ^ Tzortzoglou, Irini. Under the Olive Tree: Recipes from my Greek Kitchen. Headline. ISBN 978-1-4722-7188-4.
  4. ^ Ozan, Ozcan. Sultan's Kitchen: A Turkish Cookbook. Tuttle Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4629-0639-0.
  5. ^ Akin, Engin. Essential Turkish Cuisine. ABRAMS. ISBN 978-1-61312-871-8.
  6. ^ "Ispanaklı peynirli tepsi böreği tarifi ve malzemeleri! Ispanaklı peynirli tepsi böreği nasıl yapılır?". aksam.com.tr (in Turkish).