Burekas (בורקס)
Filled pastry; phyllo or puff pastry with various fillings. Originally Turkish/Balkan, brought by Sephardic Jews. Eaten as snack or meal.
Pocket Sandwiches
Step into the exciting realm of Pocket Sandwiches in our dedicated category! Journey through the world of these compact, on-the-go delights, from the iconic Hot Pockets to the traditional Cornish Pasty. Uncover the magic behind a well-stuffed pocket sandwich and the endless possibilities it offers. Whether you prefer a crispy crust or a fluffy bread exterior, there's a pocket sandwich for everyone.
Burekas with Egg
Burekas served with hard-boiled egg and pickle; traditional way.
Burekas Tapuchei Adama (בורקס תפוחי אדמה)
Potato burekas; mashed potato filling.
Burekas Gvina (בורקס גבינה)
Cheese burekas; filled with Bulgarian-style salty cheese.
Brik (בריק)
Tunisian fried pastry; thin dough wrapped around egg, tuna, potato, capers, deep-fried until crispy. Yolk should be runny.
Arayes (ערייס)
Meat-stuffed pita; pita filled with spiced ground meat, grilled until crispy.
Akko Fish Sandwich
The Akko fish sandwich is the dressed end of port fish-in-bread: the day's small Mediterranean catch, fried or grilled, built up with amba, tahina, chopped salad and chili from the old city.
Shanklish Sandwich (ساندويش شنكليش)
The cheese poses the problem to be solved: a dried fermented ball strong enough to overwhelm bread, broken into rubble and diluted through tomato and onion and oil so its funk lands evenly.
Sfiha (صفيحة)
Open meat pies; boat-shaped with spiced meat, onion, tomato, pine nuts.
Sfiha Baalbakiyeh (صفيحة بعلبكية)
Baalbek-style sfiha; famous from the Bekaa Valley.
Sawda Sandwich (ساندويش سودا)
Sawda is the Lebanese chicken-liver sandwich glazed in pomegranate molasses: livers seared hard, lacquered sweet-sour with debs el-rumman in the last seconds, rolled hot into khubz with onion.
Sawda Djej (سودا دجاج)
Chicken liver sandwich; the classic.
Sambousek (سمبوسك)
Half-moon pastries; fried or baked, filled with meat, cheese, or spinach.
Sambousek Jibneh (سمبوسك جبنة)
Cheese sambousek.
Samak Makli (سمك مقلي)
Fried fish sandwich; small fried fish in bread.
Saida Fish Sandwich
Tahini seizes when the lemon goes in, loosens into tarator, and meets the smallest fish of Saida's morning catch, fried whole at the harbour and folded hot into khubz with turnip and sumac onion.
Rakakat (رقاقات)
Cheese rolls; phyllo pastry rolled around cheese, fried.
Nayyeh Sandwich (ساندويش نيء)
Raw meat sandwich; raw lamb or beef (similar to kibbeh nayyeh) in bread.