Placenta cake: A Greek maker of plăcintă (a style of pie), Bucharest, 1880
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Placenta cake

An ancient Greek and Roman dessert of layered dough with cheese, honey, and bay leaves, baked and then covered in honey.

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The dessert is mentioned in classical texts such as the Greek poems of Archestratos and Antiphanes, as well as the De agri cultura of Cato the Elder. It is thought to be related to baklava.

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