בורקס

bu-RE-kas

Phonetics · bu-RE-kas

Flaky filled pastry (Sephardi).

Flaky filled pastries of the Sephardi kitchen — Turkish börek via Ladino; the shape tells you the filling.

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Reviewed 2026-07-30

Deep records on the same shelf — food & table

חומוסKHU-mus פלאפלfa-LA-fel שקשוקהshak-SHU-ka במבהBAM-ba פתיתיםpti-TIM

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Reviewed 2026-07-30

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