Fatayer (Standard Arabic: فطائر, romanized: faṭāʾir; Levantine Arabic: فطاير, romanized: faṭāyir; sg. فطيرة, faṭīra) are meat pies that can alternatively be stuffed with spinach or cheese such as feta or akkawi.^[1] They are part of Levantine cuisine and are eaten in Lebanon, Syria, Palestine, Jordan, Israel, Iraq, Egypt, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Yemen.^{[citation needed]} Fatayer are also popular in Argentina, where they are considered a variety of empanada under the name empanadas árabes (sg. empanada árabe).^{[citation needed]}

Fatayer

Type	Meat pie
Place of origin	Levant
Region or state	Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Palestine, Iraq, Egypt, Israel, Yemen
Main ingredients	Meat, spinach, cheese or Za'atar