Talk:Savory spinach pie

message: ok i dont know about you guys but where I live "spinach pie" at a mediterranean restaurant refers to something TOTALLY DIFFERENT from spanakopita (different and DELICIOUS) so maybe "spinach pie" should not be a redirect here
talking about these things:
http://www.habeeb.com/images/lebanese.food.spinach.pie.jpg
they are always triangular shaped like that and have spinach in them and similar crust constituency but the mixture of seasonings can vary a fair amount. i think pine nuts as part of the filling is not uncommon.
:I don't know what a "mediterranean restaurant" is but I doubt you'd get much that's authentic from it. I've been to "European restaurants" in Asia and they serve some really weird shit. "Spanakopita" literally means spinach pie, therefore it redirects here.Gymnophoria (talk) 14:59, 12 January 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: Spinach Pie

message: Is there such a thing as the offical recipe of how this is traditionally prepared? That would be a good addition to this article imho. (unsigned comment)
: There is no single official or traditional version, because there is no person or organization qualified or recognized as an ultimate authority or judge. Traditional cooking in most societies (including among Greeks) was based on making the best use of what is available and popular, rather than abstract authenticity for its own sake. The (partial) exception would be the version made for religious fasting; for that version there are clear rules on what categories of food must not be included, but there is still some freedom to include other ingredients outside those categories. TooManyFingers (talk) 20:04, 15 April 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: Almost no dishes have "official" recipes (see Original, authentic, and traditional) and anyway WP does not publish recipes (see WP:Recipe). --Macrakis (talk) 22:47, 15 April 2022 (UTC)
thread_title: Official Recipe?

message: *There are many variants of spanakopita, and "spinach pie" may also refer to many different things (including spanakopita).  So it is not surprising that some spanakopitas are different from some spinach pies. If there are other types of spinach pie that should be documented, let's document them.
* There are many variants of spanakopita. Dill is used in some, but not all. It can certainly be mentioned as an optional ingredient.
* There are many variants of spanakopita, and therefore many different recipes. We could not possibly document them all, and choosing one would be problematic.  Anyway, since Wikipedia is not a cookbook (see WP:NOT), recipes are not allowed in articles. --Macrakis 13:25, 22 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Response to all above

message: Where? I don't suppose it's cheaper in Greece, it's certainly not true in the UK where I am. Ricotta is quite pricey whereas feta is much the same price as other cheese. I think more likely ricotta is added to make it more rich and creamy.Gymnophoria (talk) 14:56, 12 January 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: Ricotta is cheaper?

message: In Greece, Spanakopita are actually known by their traditional name of Spanakopitakia (or Σπανακοπιτάκια). It is a mistake often made by would-be modern linguists to confuse Spanakopita (the name used in Northern Europe) with the traditiona (unsigned, undated comment)
Baloney!  Spanakopitakia (or Σπανακοπιτάκια) is just a diminutive.  Both words are used in Greece.Kostaki mou (talk) 01:18, 17 October 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: Spanakopitakia