What Greek pie is filled with spinach and feta cheese?

The Greek pie filled with spinach and feta cheese is spanakopita. Its name comes from the Greek words spanaki (“spinach”) and pita (“pie”), describing the dish directly.

Spanakopita is made with layers of thin, crisp filo pastry surrounding a filling of chopped spinach, feta, herbs, and often onion or scallions. Dill and parsley are common additions. The pie may be baked as a large tray and cut into squares, or formed into individual triangles and other shapes.

Recipes differ across Greece. Rural versions may stretch the spinach with leeks, chard, sorrel, or other greens. During religious fasting periods, cooks may omit feta and eggs, making a dairy-free version with greens, herbs, olive oil, and pastry. When cheese is emphasized, the dish may also be called spanakotiropita, meaning spinach-cheese pie.

Spanakopita is often confused with tiropita. Tiropita is a cheese pie, usually filled with feta or another cheese mixture but without spinach. Bougatsa, another pastry in the usual quiz options, is commonly associated with custard or cheese fillings rather than the classic spinach-and-feta combination.