Beji (cookie)

Beji (Berji, Pashi, or Barsaq) is a traditional Kurdish sweet that is mostly prepared in Kermanshah, Ilam, and Kurdistan. Beji is made from a combination of wheat oil and flour. After frying, some sugar or powdered sugar is poured on it and used.

Beji
Origin
Alternative name(s)Bersagh
Place of originIran
Region or stateKermanshah, Ilam and Kurdistan
Details
TypePastry
Main ingredient(s)Flour، Oil

Ingredient

Beji is made from flour, sugar, oil, eggs, milk, cumin, fennel and turmeric. All ingredients are mixed together and fried in oil and garnished with sugar.[1]

Name

The word beji or berji is derived from the source berjanen, which in southern Kurdish means toast. Beji or burji means roasted. In another narration, beji means (survival) and is a kind of traditional homemade sweet that was used in the past as a travel bag and it means to eat and stay alive.

References

  1. YJC, خبرگزاری باشگاه خبرنگاران | آخرین اخبار ایران و جهان |. "درمان کم‌خونی با «نان برساق لکی»/ این نان خوشمزه قاتل درد‌های استخوانی است". fa (in فارسی). Retrieved 2021-11-12.