Fatayer are bite-sized Lebanese mini Pies made with an easy homemade dough, stuffed with a savory filling consisting of either spinach, meat, or cheese. These crowd-pleaser pastries are incredibly ...

This week Frances "Timmie" Stewart shares a recipe for an American-ized version of Lebanese meat-and-yogurt pies, known as fatayer or sfeeha. "I've been making these since my boys were little.

Lebanese meat pies It wouldn't be a meat pie tour without local Lebanese bakery favorites Sam's (256 Flint St.) and Mario's (260 Harrison St.), staples among Fall River-area foodies for decades.

Empanada, pastilla, karipap, pastelito, tourtière, pirozhki, salteñas -- in other words meat pies. Meat or other savory morsels encased in dough and baked or fried is a staple around the world.