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Meat burek with chillies and bacon
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Meat Burek with Chillies and Bacon

Burek is a baked filled pastry made of thin flaky dough, filled with cheese or minced meat and onions scattered between the layers. It is usually prepared in a large pan and then cut into portions after baking. It is of Turkish origins but with a strong presence in the cuisines of the Balkans and […]

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