HaBureka

Tel Aviv


The sounds of Carmel Market are many – but the most audible, in the heart of the market, is that of a sole man shouting 'bourekas, bourekas!' from a simple stall. The wail alone is enough to induce pause, but with a single bite of one of these airy, flaky filled pastries, you'll be glad you did.

Try one filled with potato, spinach or salty cheese, or stuffed inside a fluffy pita with hard-boiled egg and other fixins. Finish it off with a freshly fried donut before wandering on through the rest of the market in a satiated daze.


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