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Ziva ( Hebrew : זיוה ) is an Israeli dish made of puff pastry topped with sesame seeds , and stuffed with cheese and olives . Ziva is served at home and in restaurants. Ziva is cooked in a style similar to the Yemenite Malawach but its ingredients more closely resemble börek , both of which are also common in Israel. Ziva is usually served alongside a hot sauce ( skhug ), eggs and Israeli salad . Ziva is thought to have been invented by chef Neri Avneri's wife at the Nargilla restaurant in 1989. TasteAtlas listed it as the third lowest-rated Israeli snack.
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The opening as it stood in 2015
Ziva is an Israeli dish made of puff pastry topped with sesame field and stuffed with cheese and olives. The origin of the dish comes from an Israeli of Yemenite origin named Neri Avneri who invented the dish in 1989 at Nargilla restaurant, the dish is named after his wife. Today Ziva appears at restaurants and homes. the cooking style of Ziva influenced from the Yemenite Malawach cooking style but looks like börek , which both are also common is Israel. Ziva is usually served alongside hot sauce ( skhug ), eggs and Israeli salad .
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Ziva ( ) is an Israeli dish made of puff pastry topped with sesame seeds , and stuffed with cheese and olives .Ziva is served at home and in restaurants.Ziva is cooked in a style similar to the Yemenite Malawach but its ingredients more closely resemble börek , both of which are also common is Israel.Ziva is usually served alongside a hot sauce ( skhug ), eggs and Israeli salad .
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Ziva ( ) is an Israeli dish made of puff pastry topped with sesame seeds , and stuffed with cheese and olives . Ziva is served at home and in restaurants. Ziva is cooked in a style similar to the Yemenite Malawach but its ingredients more closely resemble börek , both of which are also common in Israel. Ziva is usually served alongside a hot sauce ( skhug ), eggsת and Israeli salad .
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israeli dish made of puff pastry topped with sesame field and stuffed with cheese and olives
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israeli dish made of puff pastry topped with sesame seeds
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