Kalburabastı (sometimes spelled ''kalbura bastı'') or kalburabasma (
Turkish, also known as hurmašice or urmašice in
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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,
Serbia
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and all of
former Yugoslavia
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), and sometimes also known under the name of hurma, are
syrup-drenched pastries that have a riddled appearance. They are featured among the favorite specialities that are prepared during the
Islamic holidays
There are two official holidays in Islam, Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha, which are celebrated by Muslims worldwide. Both holidays occur on dates in the lunar Islamic calendar, which is different from the solar-based Gregorian calendar, so they are ...
, including the three-day
Eid al-Fitr (called ''Şeker Bayramı'' or "Candy Feast" in
Turkish language
Turkish ( , ), also referred to as Turkish of Turkey (''Türkiye Türkçesi''), is the most widely spoken of the Turkic languages, with around 80 to 90 million speakers. It is the national language of Turkey and Northern Cyprus. Significant sma ...
) and
Eid al-Adha
Eid al-Adha () is the second and the larger of the two main holidays celebrated in Islam (the other being Eid al-Fitr). It honours the willingness of Ibrahim (Abraham) to sacrifice his son Ismail (Ishmael) as an act of obedience to Allah's com ...
.
This Ottoman Turkish treat has a very similar variation of it ("hurmašice", "urmašice" or "hurme") which can be found in
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country at the crossroads of south and southeast Europe, located in the Balkans. Bosnia and H ...
,
Serbia
Serbia (, ; Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Basin and the Balkans. It shares land borders with Hungar ...
and other parts of former
Yugoslavia
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.
See also
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Melomakarono
The melomakarono ( el, μελομακάρονο plural: μελομακάρονα, ''melomakarona'') is an egg-shaped Greek dessert made mainly from flour, olive oil, and honey.
Along with the kourabies it is a traditional dessert prepared pri ...
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Şekerpare
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Revani
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Baklava
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Tulumba
Tulumba or Bamiyeh ( Persian: بامیه) is a deep-fried dessert found in Turkey and the regional cuisines of the former Ottoman Empire. It is a fried batter soaked in syrup, similar to jalebis and churros. It is made from unleavened doug ...
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Loukoumades
Lokma, also known by their Greek name, loukoumades, are pastries made of leavened and deep fried dough balls, soaked in syrup or honey, sometimes coated with cinnamon or other ingredients. The dish was described as early as the 13th century by a ...
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Phoenicia dessert
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List of pastries
This is a list of pastries, which are small buns made using a stiff dough enriched with fat. Some dishes, such as pies, are made of a pastry casing that covers or completely contains a filling of various sweet or savory ingredients.
There are fi ...
References
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Bosnia and Herzegovina cuisine
Middle Eastern cuisine
Turkish pastries
Turkish desserts
Turkish words and phrases