Pastrmajlija ( Macedonian: Пастрмајлија) is a Macedonian bread pie made from

dough Dough is a thick, malleable, sometimes elastic paste made from grains or from leguminous or chestnut crops. Dough is typically made by mixing flour with a small amount of water or other liquid and sometimes includes yeast or other leavening ag ...

and

meat Meat is animal flesh that is eaten as food. Humans have hunted, farmed, and scavenged animals for meat since prehistoric times. The establishment of settlements in the Neolithic Revolution allowed the domestication of animals such as chic ...

. Pastrmalija is usually oval-shaped with sliced meat cubes on top of it. Its name derives from the word ''pastrma'', meaning salted and dried meat of sheep or lamb (cf. "

pastırma Pastirma or basturma, also called pastarma, pastourma,, basdirma, or basterma, is a highly seasoned, air-dried Curing (food preservation), cured beef that is found in the cuisines of Turkish cuisine, Turkey, Armenian cuisine, Armenia, Azerbaijani ...

"). It is based on the Turkish

İçli Pide İçli Pide (Turkish: İçli Pide) is a savory dish of Middle Eastern origin consisting of a usually round, flattened base of leavened wheat-based dough topped with tomatoes, cheese, and often various other ingredients (such as meat, kaşar, ...

. Although it is officially called pastrmalija, a popular name among the

Macedonian people Macedonians ( mk, Македонци, Makedonci) are a nation and a South Slavic ethnic group native to the region of Macedonia in Southeast Europe. They speak Macedonian, a South Slavic language. The large majority of Macedonians identif ...

is "pastrmajlija", only adding the letter "j".Macedonian Official Digital Dictionary - Пастрмалија
/ref> In its honor, the city of

Štip Štip ( mk, Штип ) is the largest urban agglomeration in the eastern part of North Macedonia, serving as the economic, industrial, entertainment and educational focal point for the surrounding municipalities. As of the 2002 census, the city ...

organizes an annual festival called "Pastrmalijada".

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Macedonian cuisine Savoury pies Turkish cuisine Tatar cuisine Sveti Nikole Municipality Štip Municipality Veles Municipality {{pie-stub

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