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, vegetables, or a sweet filling such as muhallebi |
Bourekas or burekas (Hebrew: בורקס, Ladino: burekas) are a widely consumed baked pastry in Sephardic Jewish cuisine and Israeli cuisine. A variation of the burek, a common pastry throughout southern Europe, the Middle East and North Africa, 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.