zelnik noun1 •A traditional pastry eaten in Bulgaria and North Macedonia, composed of layers of thinly-rolled leavened wheat flour dough, or possibly phyllo pastry, filled with various combinations of sirene (a white cheese), feta cheese, eggs, sorrel, browned meat, leeks, spring onions and/or rice.An accomplished performer on the gaida, the proprietor would close his store in order to ‘play for the girls’ as they drank coffee and ate zelnik. — 1995 formszelniks
