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Hello! I’m Spasia, AKA Mystic BUrek.
This whole project started out with me delving into my grandmother's recipe book in July 2020, hungry for her layered cheese & egg phyllo pie which I used to request to greet me at the table any time I visited her back in Macedonia.
Coming from a place of longing, I embarked on making tester pies both layered and rolled, using various techniques passed down to me by the women in my family. I eventually came up with a burek recipe of my own, using the advice of my elders and my 15 years of experience in the food industry.
Working from home and with a 2 x shelf domestic oven, I spent 5 months selling böreks via instagram and arranging collection points around London. My capacity has now grown, but I still do it all by myself and every pie is hand-rolled by me using fresh and seasonal fillings.
Although this started out as a project to further cement and preserve my own cultural identity, it's turned into a way of giving other people burek memories of their own!
Whole, 12’’ Pies, Dips and Baklava are now available for pre-order and collection from my shop in Sydenham every Friday. You can pre-order from every Monday up until Thursday morning. Head to the ORDER NOW page to dive in to some divine filo!
Come down and try a slice, some Balkan snacks & drinks at Mystic Burek HQ - 227 Dartmouth Road, SE26 4QY. Currently open Thursday - Saturday, 12-8. Eat in/Take Away, BYOB, bookings from 5-8pm.
I'm grateful for all the burek eating and look forward to feeding you soon<3