What Greek pie is made with phyllo and cheese filling?

Tyropita is a Greek pie made with phyllo pastry and a cheese filling.

The name comes from Greek words meaning “cheese pie.” A typical tyropita uses layers of phyllo brushed with butter or oil and a filling made from cheese, often with egg. Feta is common, though regional recipes may use other Greek cheeses such as kasseri. The pie may be baked as a large dish and cut into portions or shaped into individual pastries.

Tyropita is a popular breakfast, bakery, and takeaway food in Greece. One variation, kasseropita, uses kasseri as its principal cheese. Another related pastry, spanakopita, adds spinach to the filling, while bougatsa can have sweet or savory fillings and is not simply another name for tyropita.

The dish has a long culinary ancestry. Some food historians connect modern Greek cheese pies with layered cheese preparations described in ancient Greek and Roman-era cooking, although the modern phyllo-based form developed through later Mediterranean and Byzantine traditions.