Bougatsa

Originally brought to Greece by Greek and Armenian refugees from Asia Minor, the name bougatsa has Byzantine roots and is a derivative of the Italian word focaccia and the Turkish word pogaca, both being a type of bread. It’s a custard filling breakfast pastry wrapped in multiple layers of phyllo dough and served hot out of the oven, but not before it’s heavily dusted with powdered sugar. Every summer when I vacation in Greece, I go in search of the best local bougatsa