Burek: A Culinary Metaphor

by Jernej Mlekuž and Jernej Mlekuez

"As simple as burek" is a popular phrase used by many young people in Slovenia. In this book Jernej Mlekuz maintains that the truth is just the opposite. The burek is a pie made of pastry dough filled with various fillings that is well-known in the Balkans, and also in Turkey and the Near East by other names. Whether on the plate or as a cultural artifact, it is in fact, not that simple. After a brief stroll through its innocent history, Mlekuz focuses...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9633860903
• ISBN13: 9789633860908
• Release Date: August 2015
• Publisher: Central European University Press
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher