ziva (dish)

{{Short description|Israeli savoury pastry}}

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| name = Ziva

| image = Ziva-israelidish.jpg

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| country = Israel

| region = Tel Aviv

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| type = Meal

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| main_ingredient = Laminated dough, cheese, olives, nigella seeds, sesame seeds.

| variations = Tzfat cheese, Feta cheese, Emek Cheese stuffing as well as tomato sauce

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Ziva ({{langx|he|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.{{cite web | url=https://www.tasteatlas.com/ziva | title=Ziva | Traditional Snack from Israel | TasteAtlas }} TasteAtlas listed it as the third lowest-rated Israeli snack.{{cite web | url=https://www.tasteatlas.com/worst-rated-snacks-in-israel | title=3 Worst Rated Israeli Snacks }}