Bourekas

Bourekas
	Typical Israeli bourekas, traditionally topped with sesame, poppy or nigella seeds.
Alternative names	Burekas, Bureka, Boureka, Borekas, Burekasim
Type	Tea pastry
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.

[1] Nathan, Joan (26 November 2018). "On 'Bureka Tuesdays,' They Make Pastries the Way Their Grandmothers Did". The New York Times.

[2] Marks, Gil. The Encyclopedia of Jewish Food.

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