In some parts of the world, few foods inspire the near-religious devotion given to burek. The much-loved pastry, made from tissue-thin layers of filo dough and stuffed with fillings such as ground lamb, or ricotta and fetta, has roots in the Ottoman Empire.
But it also plays a starring role in breakfast rituals across the Balkans and Central Asia. At Supreme Bakery, a Liverpool pastry shop helmed by Macedonia-born Mark Delevski, the burek symbolises a shared sense of culinary identity and proves that age-old eating traditions are alive and well.
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