1st Edition

Burek A Culinary Metaphor

By Jernej Mlekuz Copyright 2015
184 Pages
by Central European University Press

184 Pages
by Central European University Press

“As simple as burek” is a popular phrase used by many young people in Slovenia. In this book Jernej Mlekuž 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... Read more
List of Figures, Foreburek (I Mean: Foreword) Jože Vogrinc, Preburek, Towards the Burek, About the Burek, Afterburek, Burekbibliography, Burekindex

Biography

Jernej Mlekuž