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  • noun Plural form of borek.

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Examples

  • Hot Tamales Live, featuring female comedians, does indeed have “hot tamales,” but also includes other nationalities: Ukrainian/Jewish knishes, Korean bimpops, Persian boreks, African-American buttermilk biscuits, and that famous nationality “Male” featuring a hot dog bun.

    Buzzine » Hot Tamales Live! 2009

  • Momed, owner Alex Sarkissian hoped the environment would showcase the artisan-quality Middle Eastern dishes like manaeesh (Lebanese flatbread) and savory boreks

    Fast Company 2010

  • They’re got spinach or beef boreks ($5), plus five different kinds of golzeme, this Turkish quesadilla/crepe looking thing ($6.)

    Bryant Park Pond is Now Open With More Food Than Ever Before | Midtown Lunch - Finding Lunch in the Food Wasteland of NYC's Midtown Manhattan 2009

  • Charles Perry speculates that phyllo pastry was invented in Istanbul in the time of the early Ottoman empire around 1500; it’s now used to make the Eastern Mediterranean honey-nut sweet baklava, savory turnovers (Turkish boreks), and many savory pies (Greek spanakopita and others).

    On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004

  • Charles Perry speculates that phyllo pastry was invented in Istanbul in the time of the early Ottoman empire around 1500; it’s now used to make the Eastern Mediterranean honey-nut sweet baklava, savory turnovers (Turkish boreks), and many savory pies (Greek spanakopita and others).

    On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004

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