B is for Burek

Burek is that flaky pastry fast food of the balkans, wherever you go you are sure to find a burek stand, my favourite is just inside the walls of the old city of Zadar selling slices of multiple layers of filo pastry with a filling of meat usually lamb spiced with cinnamon, and rosemary, also popular are the sheeps cheese  varieties with a side of yogurt. Burek is to the nightlife of the balkans, of what the Macdonalds drive thru or the Hot Dog van outside the nightclub is to Australia, an absolute necessity !!! Anyway whilst I lived in Sydney I spotted a sign stating "BEST BUREK IN SYDNEY" after talking to the guy inside he told me he was a 3rd generation burek maker his grandfather opened a burek stand in Zagreb the capital of Croatia just after the second world war, They were in Rockdale next door to the Bunnings hardware store, in Melbourne check out

Balkan Fresh Burek

Ph: (03) 9470 2433 ; 351 High St, PRESTON 3072

Kings Fresh Burek 58 Kings Road, St Albans VIC 3021