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Balkan Bites is a female owned frozen food business that specializes in comfort foods such as Burek, a flaky, stuffed phyllo pie that is a daily staple in the Balkans and Middle East. We make our all-natural Burek with premium ingredients like… Balkan Bites is a female owned frozen food business that specializes in comfort foods such as Burek, a flaky, stuffed phyllo pie that is a daily staple in the Balkans and Middle East. We make our all-natural Burek with premium ingredients like unbleached flour, extra-virgin olive oil, and real butter.
It all started when Ariana approached her aunt Alida with a simple idea—to teach her how to make traditional Albanian recipes in honor of her late grandmother, Magbule. On Sundays, they found solace in baking together, reminiscing about her while bringing her recipes to life. Soon enough, they were debuting their Bureks at local markets in NYC, receiving overwhelming support from customers around the world. And so came the start of an ‘unBurekable' bond: the birth of Balkan Bites, a small company with a big mission to share a piece of their culture through everyday Southeast European comfort foods