Bourekistory & Bourekography
This country is the widely considered the origin of the first 'burek', a specialty later perfected in the imperial kitchens of the ottoman empire
What is Turkey?
This shape is used to designate bourekas filled with potato in Israeli bakeries
What is Square/Rectangular?
This ingredient, used to make parve Filo pastry by many Israeli bakeries, was invented in 1869 by a French chemist, and is made primarily from vegetable oil. (Margarine)
What is Margerine?
This bourekas filling, based on a specialty from another Mediterranean country, is most enjoyed by children and includes tomatoes, cheese, and olives.
What is Pizza?
Bourekitas, along with a number of other famous pastry pies, including Spanakopita, are some of the best known specialities of this European country.
What is Greece?
This phrase finishes the famous bourekas movie quote, ...ארליך תביא ביצים, כמה ביצים?"
...כל מה שיש" What is
This temperature is used to bake bourekas in most bakery ovens.
200-220C, 390-430F
This white food item is always served alongside bourekas at Israeli bakeries
What is Egg?
This Israeli port city is the origin of the genre of 'burekas films' and home to legendary bakeries like Sami's.
What is Yafo/Jaffa?
This actor, also known for his main character role in fiddler on the roof, starred in classic bourekas film Sallah Shabbati
Who is Chaim Topol?
This period of early Israeli history, defined by its economic difficulties, saw a rapid rise in the popularity of bourekas as an easy and affordable snack or meal.
What is Tzena/Austerity?
his type of pastry, known for its thinness and flaky texture, is an essential part of most types of boureka.
What is Filo?
This country's burekas, always filled with ground meat, were voted one of Lonely planet's best global street foods in 2012. The country is split between Serbian, Bosniak and Croatian ethnic zones.
What is Bosnia-Herzegovina?
These giant, round bourekas filled with a variety of toppings are a very popular item at many bakeries.
What is bourekas pinukim?
This seed is a not uncommon boureka topping. It shares its name with a well known food author, whose last name is lawson.
What is Nigella Seeds?
This type of sauce was famously poured over potato bourekas at Israeli weddings, particularly in the 1980s and 1990s.
What is Mushroom Sauce?
This ancient roman and greek pie, also the name of an internal organ sometimes associated with strange post-pregnancy eating practices, is considered a precursor of modern bourekas.
What is Placenta?
This military rank has an insignia on the shoulder often called a boureka
What is Rav Samal/Master Sergeant?
This popular bakery in the talpiot industrial area is well known in South jerusalem for its bourekas and other baked goods.
What is Mivgash HaSheikh?
This type of pastry is traditionally used for greek bourekitas.
What is Shortcrust?