Börek
stuffed phyllo pastry
Börek (Turkish: [bœ.ˈɾec] ), also referred to as burek or byrek, is a family of pastries or pies made in West Asia and Southeast Europe. The pastry is made of a thin flaky dough such as filo with a variety of fillings, such as meat, cheese, spinach, or potatoes. A borek may be prepared in a large pan and cut into portions after baking, or as individual pastries. They are usually baked but some varieties can be fried. Borek is sometimes sprinkled with sesame or nigella seeds, and it can be served hot or cold.
Throughout Southeast Europe and in West Asia, it is commonly served with ayran, or yogurt. It is a custom of Sephardic Jews to have bourekas for their Shabbat breakfast meal on Saturday mornings.
Etymology
The word börek, defined as "a stuffed pancake", is of Turkish origin and comes from the Turkish verb bürmek, meaning "to roll" or "to twist". The verb derives from Old Turkic bürük ("to gather"), and in turn from the verbal root bür- ("to cover", "to wrap", or "to gather").
The earliest mention of börek is by Mevlana, dating back to the 13th century.
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