Turkish Pastries and Savoury Delights

5 April 2022

Enjoyed hot or cold, at breakfast or dinner or at home or on the go, Turkish pastries will always keep you full and wanting more. Accompanied by Ayran (yogurt drink) or tea these savoury delights always hit the spot.

Bakeries in Turkey produce the tastiest bread and savoury pastries that you will probably ever eat. Whilst spending time in Turkey the scent of bread will hit you, and you won’t be able to resist. There is such a huge variety of pastries and savouries in Turkey that you must indulge in. The Turkish people love pastries and will, on most days, grab one or two on their way to work.

Here’s a few to try

Borek

Boreks have many different fillings and cooking methods. They are made with very fine sheets of pastry known as Yufka, with lots of various fillings.

Su Borek (Water Borek) are made by boiling sheets of dough in large pans, then a mix of feta cheese and parsley or meat, onion and tomato sauce and oil is scattered between the layers of boiled dough sheets, a little similar to the consistency of pasta. The whole Borek is then brushed with butter and cooked in a masonry oven.

Sigara borek (Cigar Borek) is a small, cylindrical shaped borek, much like a cigar. These can be filled with feta cheese, potato, parsley or mincemeat. They are then fried in oil.

Kol Borek. These are long rolls filled with cheese, potato, spinach or mincemeat and baked at a low temperature. They are often sprinkled with sesame seeds or Nigella seeds.

Cig Borek. This is deep fried with a filling of mincemeat and onions. The very thin dough is folded over the filling in a cresent shape. You can also find these filled with cheese.

Pogaca. Pogaca is a type or bread and is baked in the ashes of a fireplace and finished in the oven. All pogacas are slightly different depending on the baker. All come with different textures and fillings. Some are much more crumbly with a scone-like consistency, whilst others can resemble a croissant. They are stuffed with potato, ground beef, cheese or feta and parsley. They often have Nigella seeds or black sesame seeds sprinkled on top. These are often washed down with a glass of tea (Cay).

Whilst you’re exploring around any parts of Turkey, be it city or village, and that smell of fresh bread hits you, be sure to head inside and try some delicious Turkish pastries. You won’t be disappointed.

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