 Typical Israeli bourekas, traditionally topped with sesame, poppy or nigella seeds. | |
| Alternative names | Burekas, Bureka, Boureka, Borekas, Burekasim |
|---|---|
| Type | Tea pastry[1] |
| Course | Fast food, Shabbat breakfast |
| Associated cuisine | Jewish cuisine |
| Main ingredients | Puff pastry or phyllo; filling |
| Variations | feta cheese, tzfat cheese, kashkaval cheese, mashed potato, spinach, mallow mushrooms, pizza, less commonly ground beef, lamb, chicken with pine nuts and almonds, or vegetables, or a sweet filling such as muhallebi |
Bourekas or burekas (Hebrew: בורקס) 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 brik pastry, depending on the origin of the baker.[2]
- ^ Nathan, Joan (26 November 2018). "On 'Bureka Tuesdays,' They Make Pastries the Way Their Grandmothers Did". The New York Times.
- ^ Marks, Gil. The Encyclopedia of Jewish Food.