Bougatsa (Greek dessert) and Titan Foods

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BOUGATSA--3,370 Google hits, 63 Google Groups hits
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"Bougatsa," of course, is not in the OED ("miserable on food"). I don't  seem
to have discussed this before. This is enough entry for the food dictionary
that I'm not writing.
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I saw "bougatsa" at Titan Foods (_www.titanfood.com_
(http://www.titanfood.com) ), 25-56 31st Street,  Astoria, on my Queens walk today. Titan Foods
declares itself to be "America's  Largest Greek Specialty Food Store."
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I bought there the cook book GREEK PASTRIES AND DESSERTS by Vefa  Alexiadou
(Thesasalonika; 1989, seventh edition 2003). "Bougatsa with cream" is  on page
116.
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Chicago has a Greek town, but I didn't notice "bougatsa" yet in ProQuest
Historical Newspapers. Maybe it will appear in the Chicago Tribune in the 1960s
or 1970s.Look for it. Meanwhile, there are a ton of English language hits on
Google:
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    _need  recipe for Bougatsa (Greek confection)_
(http://groups-beta.google.com/group/rec.food.cooking/browse_frm/thread/c5df0895fba68894/7c99d50f87245768
?q=bougatsa&_done=/groups?q=bougatsa&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&c2coff=1&sa=N&tab=wg&&
_doneTitle=Back+to+Search&&d#7c99d50f87245768)
We went to a  Greek Festival and discovered Bougatsa. Starting ... out. I
have two
recipes for bougatsa, one in each of two Greek  cookbooks. ...
_rec.food.cooking_ (http://groups-beta.google.com/group/rec.food.cooking)  -
Sep 25 1991, 4:50 am by roger campbell - 3 messages -  3 authors
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   _Recipe for Bougatsa_
(http://groups-beta.google.com/group/rec.food.cooking/browse_frm/thread/69a600ee3783a95/c070024ccd340cba?q=bougatsa&_done=/groups?q
=bougatsa&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&c2coff=1&sa=N&tab=wg&&_doneTitle=Back+to+Search&&
d#c070024ccd340cba)
Hi  everyone! I was wondering if anyone out there has a recipe for  bougatsa.
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a wide spatula, lift the  bougatsa and invert onto a cookie sheet. ...
_rec.food.cooking_ (http://groups-beta.google.com/group/rec.food.cooking)  -
Jun 25 2000, 11:10 pm by notbob - 8 messages - 6  authors
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   _Bougatsa!!_
(http://groups-beta.google.com/group/soc.culture.greek/browse_frm/thread/591916af10bb881b/350865bc16cb9517?q=bougatsa&_done=/groups?q=bougat
sa&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&c2coff=1&sa=N&tab=wg&&_doneTitle=Back+to+Search&&d#35086
5bc16cb9517)
... Hello  all! Last time I was in Greece, I ate Bougatsa. ... Now I  have a
great problem,
since I'm back home. How to make  bougatsa?? Does anyone know the receipt?
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_soc.culture.greek_ (http://groups-beta.google.com/group/soc.culture.greek)
- Oct 5 1996, 11:51 am by Nick McLand - 2 messages - 2  authors
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   _Bougatsa_
(http://groups-beta.google.com/group/alt.cooking-chien/browse_frm/thread/62f7a757026b47ca/34bf1555f78673e9?q=bougatsa&_done=/groups?q=bougatsa
&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&c2coff=1&sa=N&tab=wg&&_doneTitle=Back+to+Search&&d#34bf155
5f78673e9)
Bougatsa A recipe from Adelaide-based cook and author, Irini  Germanos. Filo
pastry
parcels, filled with ricotta cheese, cream  cheese, flour and cinnamon. ...
_alt.cooking-chien_ (http://groups-beta.google.com/group/alt.cooking-chien)
- Sep 26 1999, 1:22 am by connie g - 1 message - 1  author