Hellimli sigara böreği are a savoury treat and are often served as part of a meze or for breakfast. The pastries are golden and crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, with dried mint adding a fresh flavour to balance the salty, creamy halloumi filling. Although delicious on their own, when served for breakfast they go perfectly with a generous drizzle of sweet honey. The contrast of savoury and sweet is a wonderful way to start the day. Hellimli sigara böreği (pronoun

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Zeytinli hellimli kek is a Cypriot bread muffin filled with the savoury flavours of black olives (zeytin) and cubes of creamy halloumi...

Şerbetli katmer (shehr-bet-lee kut-mehr) is an alternative to traditional Cypriot sini katmeri. This dessert is much easier to prepare...