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Ottomańska Pokusa – Wrap
Sigara Börek
📍 Türkiye
Crispy cigar-shaped filo rolls filled with white cheese.
Crisp filo fingers, rolled like a cigar.
The ritual
Sigara Börek
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Thin filo
Sheets of filo are cut into triangles.
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The filling
Usually white feta with parsley, but also meat or shrimp.
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Roll tight
The pastry is rolled tightly into a cigar shape.
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Fry golden
Fried until golden and shatteringly crisp.
A journey through time
Sigara Börek
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The börek family
It belongs to Turkey’s vast family of börek pastries.
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The art of yufka
Paper-thin yufka pastry is the pride of Ottoman kitchens.
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A favourite snack
Served as meze, a snack or alongside tea.
Good to know
Cigar shape
“Sigara” is Turkish for “cigarette” — hence the name.
Feta classic
The most popular filling is white cheese with parsley.
Shattering filo
The thin pastry shatters at every bite.
See also
Ottomańska Pokusa – Wrap
