Israeli regulators have been focusing on one of the country’s most protected delicacies – the boureka.
The pastry – often stuffed with cheese, potato, spinach or mushroom – must now comply with strict shape and filling directions stipulated by the Israeli Rabbinate's kashrut regulators.
The so-called “bourekas revolution” was implemented on Tuesday.
From August 7, the shape of a boureka will indicate whether the bites are dairy or parev – failure to comply will result in the baker losing their kashrut certificate.
Circular or finger-shaped bourekas will be dairy, while parev bourekas will be in a triangle or spiral shape.
Since the pastry is often sold in bulk without a label or packaging, the new stipulations are said to prevent a mistaken breach of kashrut.
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