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Plakopsy

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Plakopsy Greek flatbread cooking in frying pan.

There were Greek communities in Crimea for many centuries, but most of them were relocated to the Ukrainian northern shores of the Sea of Azov under Catherine the Great, who annexed Crimea from the Ottoman Empire in 1783. A Greek friend of ours from one such community taught us how to make this flatbread, called plakopsy. We would normally use salted Syr, but feta works just fine. I sometimes add chopped herbs, such as dill, parsley, coriander, or basil, for an extra boost of flavor.

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