Filo or phyllo is a very thin unleavened dough used for making pastries such as baklava and börek in Middle Eastern and Balkan cuisines. Filo-based pastries are made by layering many sheets of filo brushed with oil or butter; the pastry is then baked.

Contains, including ancestors: Wheat
Also known as:
Arabic: gelash
English: FiloPhyllo doughFilo doughPuff pastry
French: pâte feuilletée
Italian: sfoglia
Wikidata ID: Q1866347
Wikipedia title: Filo
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