Some of the most common ingredients found in the Filipino pantry are chili (sili), Chinese sausage (Longaniza; longganisa), coconut (niyog), cornflour, garlic (bawang), ginger (luya), mushrooms, pandan leaf (screwpine), tomato (kamatis) and lemon grass (tanglad). Chili (Sili).
(Redirected from Phyllo) Filo (or phyllo) (Greek: ÏÏÎ»Î»Î¿ leaf) is a very thin unleavened dough used for making pastries such as baklava and bÃ¶rek in Middle Eastern, Greek, and Balkan cuisines. Filo-based pastries are made by layering many sheets of filo brushed with olive oil; the pastry is then baked.
5 buttered phyllo sheets, 3/4 cup nut mixture, 5 buttered phyllo sheets, 3/4 cup nut mixture. 10 buttered phyllo sheets and butter the top. Using a very sharp knife cut carefully into the baklava to make 4 strips, about 1 1/2 inches wide.