boyoz

Turkish sephardic "çörek" or bun

Boyoz is a pastry of Sephardic Jewish origin, associated with İzmir, Turkey, which is practically the only city where it is prepared for commercial purposes and follows the original recipe. As such, in the eyes of Smyrniots boyoz became a symbol of their hometown or their longing for it when away. The most widely preferred boyoz is plain, without the addition of meat or cheese or spinach stuffings, and as cooked by a handful of master boyoz bakers in İzmir.