| Ziva | |
| Country: | Israel |
| Region: | Tel Aviv |
| Type: | Meal |
| Main Ingredient: | Laminated dough, cheese, olives, nigella seeds, sesame seeds. |
| Variations: | Tzfat cheese, Feta cheese, Emek Cheese stuffing as well as tomato sauce |
| No Recipes: | true |
Ziva (he|זיוה) is an Israeli dish made of puff pastry topped with sesame seeds, and stuffed with cheese and olives. Ziva is served at home and in restaurants. Ziva is cooked in a style similar to the Yemenite Malawach but its ingredients more closely resemble börek, both of which are also common in Israel. Ziva is usually served alongside a hot sauce (skhug), eggs and Israeli salad.
Ziva is thought to have been invented by chef Neri Avneri at the Nargilla restaurant in 1989.[1] TasteAtlas listed it as the third lowest-rated Israeli snack.[2]