From the Turkish word 'bur', meaning to twist, burek comes in all manner of shapes and sizes but are essentially a baked filo pastry snack with a savoury filling, usually flavoured with minced beef or cheese, best enjoyed with additional lashings of plain yoghurt. Burek can be found ready to eat, cheap and piping hot in bakeries and speciality places, especially around the bus station. Variations on the burek theme can be found as far and wide as Israel, where they have the burekas, and even in Lithuania where they eat something not unlike a burek that they call a čeburekai. Enjoy!
From the Turkish word 'bur', meaning to twist, burek comes in all manner of shapes and sizes but are essentially a baked filo pastry snack with a savoury filling, usually flavoured with minced beef or cheese, best enjoyed with additional lashings of plain yoghurt. Burek can be found ready to eat, cheap and piping hot in bakeries and speciality places, especially around the bus station. Variations on the burek theme can be found as far and wide as Israel, where they have the burekas, and even in Lithuania where they eat something not unlike a burek that they call a čeburekai. Enjoy!
