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Also known as Boortsog

Boortsog, boorsoq, baursak, baursaq, bauyrsaq, borsok or boorsok is a fried dough food found in the cuisines of Central Asia, Idel-Ural, Mongolia and the Middle East. They are shaped into triangles or sometimes spheres. The dough consists of flour, yeast, milk, eggs, butter, salt, sugar, and margarine. Tajik boortsog are often decorated with a criss-cross pattern by pressing the bottom of a small strainer on the dough before it is fried. It has been adopted by Cossack cuisine as "bursak".

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Food.name
Boorsok
Food.image
Boortsog.JPG
Food.image_size
250px
Food.caption
Homemade boortsog
Food.alternate_name
Boorsoq, bauyrsaq, baursak
Food.region
Central Asia, Mongolia
Food.creator
Mongolian people and people of Central Asia
Food.course
Dessert, side dish, appetizer
Food.type
Fried dough
Food.main_ingredient
Butter, salt, milk, yeast, flour

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Bagirsaq
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Boortsog, boorsoq, baursak, baursaq, bauyrsaq, borsok or boorsok is a fried dough food found in the cuisines of Central Asia, Idel-Ural, Mongolia and the Middle East. They are shaped into triangles or sometimes spheres. The dough consists of flour, yeast, milk, eggs, butter, salt, sugar, and margarine. Tajik boortsog are often decorated with a criss-cross pattern by pressing the bottom of a small strainer on the dough before it is fried. It has been adopted by Cossack cuisine as "bursak".

Boortsog is often eaten as a dessert, with syrup, jam, or honey. They may be thought of as cookies or biscuits; since they are fried, they are sometimes compared to doughnuts. Mongolians and Turkic peoples sometimes dip boortsog in tea. In Central Asia, boorsok is often eaten alongside chorba.

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