Type Pastry Place of origin Romania | Region or state Transylvania Main ingredients Dough, Cheese | |
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Similar Shlishkes, Mandugwa, Cheese, Ducana, Pastramă | ||
Scovardă is a type of stuffed pastry similar to empanadas popular in Romania, mainly Transylvania. They are usually referred to by the plural form "scoverzi".
Preparation
The dough is folded around the stuffing which usually consists of different types of cheese, including urdă. Dill can also be added to the cheese stuffing.
They are cooked by pan frying in sunflower oil.
References
Scovardă Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA