- Gibanica
Gibanica ("
Serbian Cyrillic ": гибаница) is aSerbia nphyllo pastry dish, usually made with Serbian white cheese, less common with other cheeses.Gibanica is a traditional
Serbia n dish. Other varieties and related dishes can also be found in surrounding countries of theBalkans , most notably in Macedonia, where it is also known as "Gibanica" (гибаница); andBulgaria where it is usually called "Banitsa" (баница), as well asBosnia and Herzegovina ,Slovenia andCroatia .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.
ee also
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Burek , a similar pastry
*Tiropita (Greek variant)
*Banitsa (Bulgarian variant)
*Prekmurska gibanica , a different dish (dessert) of the same name from SloveniaExternal links
* [http://www.gibanica.org Web page about all kinds of gibanica's and all connected activities]
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