Börek

Legendary fast food joint named brand of the year

Years ago Burek Olimpija was a typical Ljubljana fast food joint known mostly to locals as purveyors of delicious burek, a typical Balkan savoury pastry. In recent years, however, it has harnessed social media to such an effect that it has been declared the brand of the year at the country's largest advertising festival, a prize typically reserved for large corporate brands.

Go Turkey guides tourists to culinary delights

Turkey's Culture and Tourism Ministry offered information on Jan. 25 related to the delights of Turkish cuisine, gastronomical routes and outstanding restaurants on the Go Turkey website. 

The ministry began including the richness of Turkish cuisine on the website, which introduces Turkey's tourism and cultural richness.

'Neighborhood spirit' against polarization

The title is surprising, but it comes from a column printed in the United States. The U.S. is suffering to a certain extent from the issue of political polarization on the street - the kinds of which we are unfortunately very familiar with. The column in the New Yorker magazine asked this question "You have a Clinton sign on your lawn. He has a Trump sign on his. Can you get along?"

Every Turkish girl's dream: Making börek

Baking börek is not rocket science. Any idiot can do it. It is a trap for girls. Have you ever seen a man say he will learn how to make börek so his marriage can last? Börek is a Turkish pastry. We even have a song for it: ?Börekler açar?m sana,? (I will make böreks for you) by Nazan Öncel. I was going to give the link to the song but I listened to it and decided not to.