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The English name borek [1] [2] comes from Turkish börek (Turkish pronunciation:), while burek is used in the countries of the former Yugoslavia.Forms in other languages include: Albanian: byrek; Greek: μπουρέκι, romanized: bouréki; Bulgarian: Бюрек, romanized: byurek; Algerian Arabic: بُريك, romanized: bourek and brick annabi; and Tunisian Arabic: brik.
Spanakopita (/ ˌ s p æ n ə ˈ k ɒ p ɪ t ə, ˌ s p ɑː-,-ˈ k oʊ-/; Greek: σπανακόπιτα, from σπανάκι spanáki 'spinach', and πίτα píta 'pie') is a Greek savory spinach pie. [8]
Bourekas or burekas (Hebrew: בורקס),(Ladino: Burekas) are a popular baked pastry in Sephardic Jewish cuisine and Israeli cuisine.A variation of the burek, a popular pastry throughout southern Europe, northern Africa and the Middle East, Israeli bourekas are made in a wide variety of shapes and a vast selection of fillings, and are typically made with either puff pastry, filo dough, or ...
[5] [6] Bulgarian food often incorporates salads as appetizers and is also noted for the prominence of dairy products, wines, and other alcoholic drinks such as rakia. The cuisine also features a variety of soups, such as the cold soup tarator, and pastries, such as the filo dough-based banitsa, pita, and the various types of börek.
Brik (/ b r iː k / BREEK; بريك) or burek is the north African version of borek, a stuffed malsouka pastry [1] which is commonly deep fried.The best-known version is the egg brik, a whole egg in a triangular pastry pocket with chopped onion, tuna, harissa and parsley. [2]
Algerian bourek (Arabic: بوراك), [1] [2] is a popular variation of the savory pastry burek found in the Middle East and North Africa. [3] Algerian bourek is usually made up of thin pastry sheets, known as "dyoul" [1] in Algeria, which can be purchased from stores or made at home. [4]
Turkish cuisine (Turkish: Türk mutfağı) is largely the heritage of Ottoman cuisine (Osmanlı mutfağı), Seljuk cuisine [1] [2] and the Turkish diaspora.Turkish cuisine with traditional Turkic elements such as yogurt, ayran, kaymak, exerts and gains influences to and from Mediterranean, Balkan, Middle Eastern, Central Asian and Eastern European cuisines.
Originally a breakfast item or light homemade snack, the comfort food nature of gözleme has allowed it to achieve fast-food status in Turkey in the latter part of the twentieth century, with both simple and gourmet preparations ranging from the traditional (e.g. sauteed minced beef and onion, "kıymalı"; spinach and feta, "ıspanaklı"; potato and chive, "patatesli"; etc.) to the ...