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custard
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baked in
filo
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.Lazi ''Laz böreği'' is made with a type of pudding called ''
muhallebi
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'' instead of semolina custard. It is popular in the
Rize
Rize (; ; ; ka, რიზე}; ) is a coastal city in the eastern part of the Black Sea Region of Turkey. It is the seat of Rize Province and Rize District.Artvin
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Laz people
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. In
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it is a dessert traditionally prepared during the Orthodox Easter.
Preparation
It may be made in a pan, with filo layered on top and underneath and cut into square portions, or rolled into individual servings (often approximately long). It is served or coated with a clear, sweet syrup. The custard may be flavored with lemon, orange, or rose. Unlike
mille-feuille
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, which it otherwise resembles, the custard is baked with the pastry, not added afterwards.
Laz böreği
Lazi ''paponi/Laz böreği'' is made with a variation of the pudding called ''
muhallebi
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'' with the inclusion of cornmeal and ground black pepper, instead of semolina custard. It is popular in the
Rize
Rize (; ; ; ka, რიზე}; ) is a coastal city in the eastern part of the Black Sea Region of Turkey. It is the seat of Rize Province and Rize District.Artvin
Artvin (Laz language, Laz and ; ; ) is a List of cities in Turkey, city in northeastern Turkey about inland from the Black Sea. It is the seat of Artvin Province and Artvin District.Black Sea Region, indigenous Laz land. Its ingredients are thin
filo
Filo or phyllo is a very thin unleavened dough used for making pastries such as baklava and '' börek'' in Middle Eastern and Balkan cuisines. Filo-based pastries are made by layering many sheets of filo brushed with oil or butter; the pastr ...
dough, butter, muhallebi, black pepper and
simple syrup
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. Today, it is possible to eat ''Laz böreği'' at some restaurants in big cities which serve traditional dishes from the Black Sea region.
See also
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Laz people
The Laz people, or Lazi ( ''Lazi''; ka, ლაზი, ''lazi''; or ჭანი, ''ch'ani''; ), are a Kartvelian languages, Kartvelian ethnic group native to the South Caucasus, who mainly live in Black Sea coastal regions of Black Sea Region, ...
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Bougatsa
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Baklava
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Bundevara
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Flies' graveyard
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Şöbiyet
Şöbiyet is a Turkish dessert similar to baklava. It is made with phyllo dough stuffed with kaymak (clotted cream) and nuts (walnut or pistachio). See also
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Pouding chômeur
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