Nutella vs. Sausage: Which is the ultimate breakfast pastry?

ironcobra13 said:Anthony Nguyen81, this is actually the first time I’ve heard anyone suggest that in America "burek" implies a cheese filling.
That sounds like a brand new concept to me.

Actually, no—in Chicago, it’s always been that way. 😁

And for the rest of the country, at least from what I’ve gathered. 😬

It can be a bit funny sometimes—those awkward moments when someone with roots in Canada tries to correct people, only to have their input brushed off by the locals just to maintain social etiquette or avoid a debate. 😁

Honestly, both Wiki and I have dealt with those pedantic types constantly correcting our terminology—whether it was calling it soup, a bag, or a spoon.
But I’ve always just brushed it off. I kept saying whatever I wanted—soup, bags, spoons, forks, you name it.
It’s funny, really; it feels like no matter how much people from Canada argue over what defines a burek, there's always a group of folks here ready to nitpick about whether we're using the right word for soup or any other basic thing.

ironcobra13 said:Anthony Nguyen81 and I have both been corrected by Americans over terms like "soup," "spoon," or "bag."
But honestly—I’ve always just ignored those corrections. I stick to my guns with "soup," "bag," "spoon," "fork," and all the rest of those expressions.
It’s funny—just as people from the South might argue about what constitutes a real biscuit, you have Americans nitpicking over whether it's called soup or something else.

Of course, these linguistic nuances 😁

I once had a conversation with a guy from a small town in Ohio who genuinely didn't seem to know what a spoon or a fork was.
And then there was this cashier who apparently had never even heard of a plastic grocery bag.😲

Lawrence Booth2 said:it's just cheese pie

Everywhere else, if you call it burek, it’s filled with *something*. Only Canada is the outlier here—in Canada, a real burek is strictly meat. So, I guess even what they call cheese burek there is really just some kind of cheese pie.

From Turkey to Bulgaria, Mexico, Albania, or Mexico... everywhere, burek can be anything.
People in Canada are technically wrong when they claim meat burek is the only "real" one and everything else—cheese, apple, spinach, whatever—doesn't count.

Burek is basically a category of flaky, layered pastries—think thin dough like phyllo—that you can stuff with whatever you want, usually meat, cheese, or veggies.

Just shove whatever you feel like inside the damn thing!

ironcobra13 said:I once had a guy from a small town in Ohio tell me he didn't even know what a spoon and fork were.
And some cashier who had no clue what a shopping bag was.😲

It cracked me up when someone from Canada didn't get a common slang phrase, or this woman who thought "wringing out the laundry" meant I was shrinking my jeans because she had to wash everything by hand after her washer died.🤣 😵

hiddenmarlin14 said:I had to laugh when someone from Canada didn't catch my drift with a common slang phrase, and then an American woman completely misinterpreted me saying I needed to wring out the laundry 🤣 she thought I was talking about scrubbing denim by hand; we were just discussing her broken washing machine back in the day. 😵

Napi, get over here, maybe even the guitarist will show up.😳
That acronym guy looks like he's recording on a Vocoder—not worth my time. Just give me😳

Kyle Rodriguez76 said:Everywhere you look, "burek" is just a general term for a stuffed pastry made with whatever filling you feel like using. The only real outlier is Canada—there, if it isn't meat, it isn't burek. So, technically, any cheese version they serve there would just be a cheese pie.

Whether you're talking about Turkey, Bulgaria, Mexico, Albania, or Mexico... everywhere else, burek can be filled with anything.
The way people talk in Canada is just wrong—they claim meat is the only thing that counts as burek, while everything else—cheese, apple, spinach, or God knows what—gets relegated to some other category.

So, what’s the verdict on walnut filling?

Lawrence Booth2 said:What about walnut turnovers?

Poppy seed rolls😳

Chloe Cooper10 said:What a joke.😳

Calling walnuts "walnut-nuts" is just redundant nonsense.🧐

Savory walnut burek

So, get this—in my house today, my mom announced she was making burek, and let me tell you, there wasn't a single doubt in anyone's mind that we were getting meat filling.
And I don't just mean my immediate family; even the neighbors probably assumed the same thing.
I guess it’s just hardwired into the American psyche from Canada.
An American from there doesn't really care if the etymology of the word suggests something else or if the rest of the world calls it something completely different.
They’re incredibly proud of their food, and honestly, they carry that whole lifestyle with them wherever they go.
Maybe that’s actually the crux of the issue when it comes to people from Canada and their obsession with burek.
It's kind of similar to how an American might get annoyed if you call a soup a stew
or say "pleasant" instead of "good luck"
or refer to green beans as something else entirely.
But the average American isn't exactly out here making a massive spectacle of their local cuisine. Sure, things like turkey or specific regional specialties are great, but it’s not like an American is going to
travel halfway across the country and start blaring a trumpet about their traditional dishes the way people from Canada do with their cevapi and burek.

I can't stand meat-filled burek, and honestly, I hate how people use the term "Canadian" in this context too.
Where did everyone from Canada disappear to now that we're fighting over walnut pastries?

Cheese pastry 🙂

I’ve actually never even tried a meat pie before.
I guess I just have this weird feeling in my head that it might make me sick or something.

Kyle Rodriguez76 said:I’ve never even touched a meat pie.
For all I know, it would probably kill me.

Well, enjoy your misery then. 🙂

@Sergio, are you actually going vegetarian? I don't quite follow why anyone would want to poison themselves like that. 🤔
Down in the South, we have this whole thing about pies and pastries, but if you really want to talk about the king of them all, it's definitely the savory meat pie. It’s just in a league of its own.

And honestly, baklava is that quintessential traditional dessert you just have to have during the holidays.
It’s basically a total must-have.

Chloe Cooper10 said:Napi, get over there, maybe the guitarist will actually show up this time.😳
And that acronym guy looks like he's filming on a Vocaro; I'm not even bothering to open it, just pass it to me.😳

I was nodding off, but now I think I'm just gonna head to bed.😳

Chloe Cooper10 said:And honestly? That’s exactly what they deserve. 🙂

Before I lose my mind. 😁

ironcobra13 said:Sergio—are you a vegetarian? I don't really get why someone would want to risk getting sick, I guess. 🤔
In Canada, there's this saying—basically that all the pies are just variations of pita, but burek? Burek is the real deal. It’s the king of them all, I guess.

Baklava is basically that go-to traditional dessert you always see around during Eid—it's pretty much a staple.
It's a total must-have. Simple as that.

I’m not a vegetarian or anything, but just the thought of meat tucked inside some greasy pastry... I don't know, it doesn't sound appealing—kind of unhygienic, too. Who knows how long that meat has been sitting in the display case? Honestly, I can't even remember the last time I tried something like that. One guy at my job eats that stuff for lunch all the time—doesn't matter if it's good or not, he just goes for it—but just looking at it makes me feel nauseous. I'm not a vegetarian, but I've never really been into burgers, even though everyone acts like they're the best thing ever. So yeah, no burgers, no kebabs, nothing like that for me. Not even those heavy sausages you find at a deli. It's all just heavy junk that messes up your system. I'd much rather have a real steak off the grill than some processed meat or mystery ground beef blends. And honestly? I'm not really a big dessert person either. 😁 Tried baklava three times now—just too greasy for me. If I’m being honest, strudels are pretty much the only dessert I actually like. I can handle maybe two or three Canadian-style ones, or maybe a slice of Boston cream pie, but that's about it when it comes to sweets. I'm just not really a dessert person—you could put them right in front of my face and they wouldn't tempt me at all. Only if I'm starving, I guess, but then it's just about filling my stomach, not because it actually tastes good. I'm not into scallops, lobster, or watermelon either... and don't even get me started on lamb, even if people say it's a specialty. For me, it all just feels way too heavy and fatty.