Does anyone know what a cigare borek is?!


Question: Does anyone know what a cigare borek is!?
could you think of a sauce to go with, houmous!?Www@FoodAQ@Com


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Depends on what it is filled with - I'd serve antipasti things and lots of dips like houmous, tzatziki, caramalised onion pesto, olives, roast peppers and artichokes etc!. Www@FoodAQ@Com

This dish is a type of pie, which became popular throughout the Ottoman Empire!. It is made of thin layers of filo pastry, which is then filled with potatoes and other vegetables, cheese like feta or minced meat!. You can make b?rek in a large dish and cut then divide it up into pieces after baking, or you can make it in individual portions!. B?rek originated from the people of Central Asia, who migrated to Anatolia in Turkey!. The word b?rek refers to any dish made with yufka, which is a kind of Turkish filo pastry!. There are various varieties of b?rek, with the most common being Su b?re?i or "water b?rek," which consists of layers of boiled dough mixed with cheese and parsley!. Sigara b?re?i or “cigar b?rek," is so named because it resembles a cigar shape!. It is filled with feta cheese, parsley, potato, and sometimes minced meat or sausage!. A diverse range of herbs, spices and vegetables are used in b?reks with popular choices being spinach, eggplant, nettle, courgette, leek, and potato and ground black pepper!. The b?rek is often sprinkled with sesame seeds!. Kürt b?re?i, which translates as "Kurdish b?rek" is a b?rek without a filling served with powdered sugar on the top!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

you roll thin sheet of dough like rolling cigarette paper, after putting either cheese in it, then fry it
thats called sigara boregi
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