Scovardă Explained

Scovardă
Country:	Romania
Region:	Transylvania
Type:	Pastry
Main Ingredient:	Dough, cheese

Scovardă^[1] 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.

Variations include:

• fruit preserve filling
• no filling and the resulting scoverzi are covered with powdered sugar and/or jam, resembling pancakes or Crêpes.

They are cooked by pan frying in sunflower oil.

See also

Notes and References

1. Web site: Scovardă. www.dexonline.ro. ro.