Sephardic Jewish communities of Turkey and the Balkans — brought to Israel by immigrants from Turkey, Bulgaria, and Greece; now a defining Israeli street food available at every bakery · Jewish Diaspora — Breads & Pastry
Eaten for breakfast with a glass of tea, or as a mid-morning snack; purchased from street bakeries in Israel; pairs with tomato salad and labneh at an Israeli breakfast table; the warm-pastry-sesame-cheese combination is one of the defining Israeli street food sensory experiences
{"Cold filling from refrigerator applied to room-temperature pastry — the cold filling makes the pastry contract and tear; allow filling to come to cool room temperature","Thin egg wash — a miserly brush coat produces pale, dry-looking burekas; apply two coats for the characteristic gloss","Not pricking the surface — for puff pastry burekas, a single prick allows steam to escape and prevents the dome from detaching from the filling layer","Serving without the sesame — sesame seeds are not decoration; they add a roasted-nut note that integrates with the pastry flavour"}
Eaten for breakfast with a glass of tea, or as a mid-morning snack; purchased from street bakeries in Israel; pairs with tomato salad and labneh at an Israeli breakfast table; the warm-pastry-sesame-cheese combination is one of the defining Israeli street food sensory experiences
{"Cold filling from refrigerator applied to room-temperature pastry — the cold filling makes the pastry contract and tear; allow filling to come to cool room temperature","Thin egg wash — a miserly brush coat produces pale, dry-looking burekas; apply two coats for the characteristic gloss","Not pricking the surface — for puff pastry burekas, a single prick allows steam to escape and prevents the dome from detaching from the filling layer","Serving without the sesame — sesame seeds are not decora
Burekas connects to similar techniques: Direct descendent of Turkish börek and Greek tiropita; related to Georgian lobia.
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