Börek is a dish for special occasions and requires great skill and patience, unless you have thin sheets of dough already rolled out bought from your corner grocery store.
Anyone who can accomplish this delicate task using the rolling pin becomes the most soughtout person in their circle of family and friends.
The sheets are then layered or folded into various shapes before being filled with cheese or meat mixes and baked or fried.
Every household enjoys at least five different varieties of börek as a regular part of its menu.
Along with bread, "pilav" is another staple of the Turkish kitchen.
The most common versions are the crackedwheat pilaf and the rice pilaf.
The distinguishing feature of the Turkish pilaf is the soft buttery morsels of rice which readily roll off your spoon, rather than sticking together in a mushy clump.
