Burek - Greek Bouréki or Bourekáki

Greek Bouréki or Bourekáki

In Greece and Cyprus, boureki (μπουρέκι ) or bourekaki (μπουρεκάκι, the diminutive form of the word), are small pastries made with phyllo dough or with pastry crust. A special type of boureki is found in the local cuisine of Crete and especially in the area of Chania. It is a pie filled with sliced zucchini, sliced potatoes, mizithra or feta cheese and spearmint, and may be baked with or without a thick top crust of phyllo. In Venetian Corfu, boureki has also been known under the name of burriche and were filled with meat and greeneries. Galaktoboureko is a syrupy phyllo pastry filled with custard, common throughout Greece and Cyprus. In the Epirus, σκερ-μπουρέκ (derives from the Turkish şeker-börek, "sugar-börek") is a small rosewater-flavored marzipan sweet. The Pontian Greek piroski (πιροσκί) derives its name from börek too.