variants
or less commonly filo
or fillo
: extremely thin dough that is layered to produce a flaky pastry
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Ultimate Confections is also the place to get the quintessential candy bar filled with pistachio cream, layered with crispy phyllo and covered in chocolate.
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Liliana Fannin, jsonline.com, 2 Aug. 2025
The pancakes are buttermilk flavored, but infused with Dubai Chocolate flavors, including pistachio, hazelnut and kataifi (a shredded phyllo dough).
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 30 July 2025
So much so that Gaziantep has become synonymous with the sweet pastry, made of several layers of phyllo dough, filled with nuts and soaked in syrup or honey.
—Fatma Tanis, NPR, 7 June 2025
The original thick milk chocolate bar is filled with pistachio cream and kataifi, also known as phyllo dough, for a satisfying crunch.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2025
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Liliana Fannin, jsonline.com, 2 Aug. 2025
The pancakes are buttermilk flavored, but infused with Dubai Chocolate flavors, including pistachio, hazelnut and kataifi (a shredded phyllo dough).
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 30 July 2025
So much so that Gaziantep has become synonymous with the sweet pastry, made of several layers of phyllo dough, filled with nuts and soaked in syrup or honey.
—Fatma Tanis, NPR, 7 June 2025
The original thick milk chocolate bar is filled with pistachio cream and kataifi, also known as phyllo dough, for a satisfying crunch.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2025
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“Phyllo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/phyllo. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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