What is the special pastry for Purim?

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On Purim Jews eat special three-cornered stuffed pastries. They are called hamantaschen (“Haman’s pockets”) in Yiddish and oznei Haman (“Haman’s ears”) in Hebrew. The pastries are filled with sweet fillings such as poppy seeds, prune, and apricot. Sephardi Jews make various pastries with hard-boiled eggs inside, such as folares and ojos de Haman.