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Chiburekki

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Also known as Chebureki

Chebureki ( Cheburek) are deep-fried turnovers with a filling of ground or minced meat and onions. A popular street dish, they are made with a single round piece of dough folded over the filling in a crescent shape. They have become widespread in the former Soviet-aligned countries of Eastern Europe in the 20th century.

Key facts

Food.name
Chebureki
Food.image
Ayran+Çibörek.jpg
Food.image_size
200px
Food.caption
Çibörek and ayran in a cafe
Food.alternate_name
Çibörek, çiğ börek
Food.region
Crimean Peninsula
Food.creator
Crimean Tatars
Food.course
Main course
Food.main_ingredient
Lamb or beef
Food.calories
283

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Encyclopedic overview

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Chebureki ( Cheburek) are deep-fried turnovers with a filling of ground or minced meat and onions. A popular street dish, they are made with a single round piece of dough folded over the filling in a crescent shape. They have become widespread in the former Soviet-aligned countries of Eastern Europe in the 20th century.

Chebureki is a national dish of Crimean Tatar cuisine. They are popular as a snack and street food throughout the Caucasus, West Asia, Central Asia, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Ukraine, Russia, Eastern Europe, as well as in Turkey, Greece and Romania.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Chiburekki” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.