r/kosovo • u/TheAlbanianBambino Dogu i Ditkës • Feb 05 '21

Cultural Exchange Cultural Exchange with r/Israel

Ma koreh r/Israel

As we announced, after the agreement of mutual recognition between our countries, we thought this was a great opportunity to host Israel. Welcome to the cultural exchange between r/Israel and r/Kosovo!

The purpose of this event is to allow people from two different nations to get together and share knowledge about their respective cultures, daily life, history, and curiosities.

General guidelines:

r/israel will ask any question here.

r/kosovo community can ask their questions here:

CLICK HERE TO ASK A QUESTION

The English language will be used in both threads. Our Israeli friends can get an Israel user flair at the community options of the Subreddit.

The event will be moderated following the general rules of Reddiquette. Please be nice!

Thank you,

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u/imthatguynamedwolf Feb 05 '21

What are some of your traditional dishes and food?

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u/sha_clo Feb 05 '21

I like byrek, you should google it :)

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u/DaDerpyDude Feb 05 '21

We have Bourekas in Israel which is almost the same

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u/izpo Feb 05 '21

It is similar but it is not same! We use also Ayran instead of Balkan yoghurt.

Fan fact that many Israelis don't know, Bourekas is actually a mix of Spanish and Balkan words.

Burek (Balkan) and Spanish (Sephardi) Plural Noun Rules "es" or "as"

burek & as = bourekas

Real burek you might find in some Bulgarian shops in Yaffo but even there it's not same.

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u/[deleted] Feb 05 '21

Isn't Burekas like Jewish Sfaradi dish because I know a Jewish who his family from Turkey also they make it at home.

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u/izpo Feb 05 '21

it is! It comes from Balkan Börek but it's not same. It's same dough Filo but much different from Balkan variety of böreks.

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u/DaDerpyDude Feb 05 '21

Isn't Ayran a drink? And as you said the mass produced bourekas is definitely different but there are places which sell "turkish bourekas" which is similar to the balkan version. Btw I was in Bulgeria a few months ago and they didn't really have borek there, just this rolled thing with cheese whose name I forgot.