The best way to start is with the slightly peppery cod fritters or the beef patties in flaky dough.

All are made with flaky, tissue-thin dough.

Bissaleh Classic uses a flaky dough as the basis for malawah.

The other variation, called "fan mao, has a flaky, white dough.

Many layers of the flaky dough are layered, then shaped in an oval.

The restaurant uses a flaky dough as the basis for malawah.

Diners might start with the slightly peppery cod fritters or the beef patties in flaky dough.

For beginners, try the slightly peppery cod fritters or the beef patties in a flaky dough.

The chicken, encased in light and flaky dough, is rich and earthy.

A mille-feuilles is a pastry with many thin layers of flaky dough that puff to wondrous heights while baking.