12 Most Popular Turkish Foods

Borek

Borek refers to a family of stuffed pastries popular in Ottoman cuisine. It’s made with a thin flaky dough like phyllo or yufka and typically filled with meat, cheese, or vegetables.Like lahmacun, borek was one of our favorite Turkish foods. It’s available in many regional varieties like water borek, pen borek, or palace borek. Pictured below is a patatesli or potato borek.