Sfiha (صفيحة)
Open meat pies; boat-shaped with spiced meat, onion, tomato, pine nuts.
Sfiha, Fatayer and Sambousek
Sfiha Baalbakiyeh (صفيحة بعلبكية)
Baalbek-style sfiha; famous from the Bekaa Valley.
Sambousek (سمبوسك)
Half-moon pastries; fried or baked, filled with meat, cheese, or spinach.
Sambousek Jibneh (سمبوسك جبنة)
Cheese sambousek.
Rakakat (رقاقات)
Cheese rolls; phyllo pastry rolled around cheese, fried.
Lahm b'Ajeen (لحم بعجين)
'Meat with dough'; thin flatbread topped with spiced minced meat, similar to lahmacun. Rolled up or folded to eat.
Fatayer (فطاير)
Savory filled pastries; triangular or boat-shaped pastries with various fillings.
Fatayer Sabanekh (فطاير سبانخ)
The spinach for fatayer sabanekh is wrung nearly dry before it is sealed in dough: the water it would give up as steam splits the seams in the oven. A Lebanese Lenten triangle, bright and tart.
Fatayer Lahmeh (فطاير لحمة)
Meat fatayer; with spiced ground lamb.
Fatayer Jibneh (فطاير جبنة)
Cheese fatayer; filled with akkawi or mixed cheeses.
Bourek (بورك)
Phyllo pastries; with cheese or meat fillings.
Baalbek Sfiha
Baalbek-style meat pies; famous regional specialty.