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Home  >  Meal of the Week • Turkish Airlines  >  Delicious Beef Puff Pastry (Kıymalı Kol Böreği) On Turkish Airlines
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Delicious Beef Puff Pastry (Kıymalı Kol Böreği) On Turkish Airlines

Matthew Klint Posted onJune 18, 2022November 14, 2023 15 Comments

My Meal of the Week feature examines an airline meal from my travels over the years. This may be a meal from earlier in the week or it may be a meal served over a decade ago.


Some flag carriers miss golden opportunities to showcase their own country’s cuisine in onboard meals. That is not the case on Turkish Airlines, where I enjoyed a delicious beef puff pastry (Kıymalı Kol Böreği), a favorite national dish of Turkey.

Beef Puff Pastry In Turkish Airlines Business Class

I was traveling from Istanbul to Atlanta and had just awakened from a nice long nap. It was about two hours from landing and flight attendants appeared to offer dinner before landing.

I chose the Kıymalı Kol Böreği, described on the English menu as:

Traditional Style Beef Minced Pastry
served with grilled zucchini, roasted red pepper

Before that even came out, though, an appetizer of mozzarella and grilled vegetables (eggplant and zucchini) was served. I had some fresh-squeezed orange juice with dinner, another nicety in Turkish Airlines Business Class.

a plate of food on a table

The main course was more puff pastry than beef, but had a rich buttery flavorful on the outside with the nice juxtaposition of seasoned minced beef on the inside. The grilled red peppers (I’m not a huge zucchini fan) were a nice addition to the meal.

a plate of food on a table

a plate of food on a tray
Lovely candlelight dinner above the clouds…

a plate of food on a table

I finished off the meal with a cappuccino.

a cup of coffee on a plate with a spoon and sugar packet

CONCLUSION

Turkish Airlines has restored its full menu to flights, so look for a similar dish on flights departing from Istanbul. If you ever see this on the menu, give it a try. While not the most healthy dish, it is a delicious one.

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Matthew Klint

Matthew is an avid traveler who calls Los Angeles home. Each year he travels more than 200,000 miles by air and has visited more than 135 countries. Working both in the aviation industry and as a travel consultant, Matthew has been featured in major media outlets around the world and uses his Live and Let's Fly blog to share the latest news in the airline industry, commentary on frequent flyer programs, and detailed reports of his worldwide travel.

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15 Comments

  1. ANdrew Reply
    June 18, 2022 at 5:41 pm

    You mean Türkiye Hava Yolları its not Turkish Airlines anymore !

  2. Quo Vadis Reply
    June 18, 2022 at 5:44 pm

    Looks pretty appetizing. Booked tickets on Turkish in Economy next January, connecting through Istanbul. Hopefully similar food is served in steerage.

  3. SAS Reply
    June 18, 2022 at 8:08 pm

    Bon Appetit !

  4. Tom Reply
    June 18, 2022 at 8:35 pm

    Flying KUL-IST-IAH in J. Looking forward to the lounge in IST and the food too! How is the coffee?

    • Matthew Klint Reply
      June 18, 2022 at 8:35 pm

      Coffee is tremendous in lounge and decent on plane.

  5. derek Reply
    June 18, 2022 at 8:40 pm

    Is this available in the US, perhaps in a special grocery store or bakery?

  6. Joe Chivas Reply
    June 18, 2022 at 9:31 pm

    Looks delicious, but don’t even think about it Stu. It wouldn’t agree with you.

  7. Dave Edwards Reply
    June 18, 2022 at 10:25 pm

    But is it Kosher?

    • Aaron Reply
      June 20, 2022 at 12:57 am

      Why would it be?

  8. Random gawande Reply
    June 18, 2022 at 11:15 pm

    People that eat meat contribute more, much more, to global warming than people that are vegetarian.

    In that same vein, people that shoot up a school contribute so much more to reducing global warming than virtue signaling politicians can ever hope to. So while school shooters might legally be guilty of crimes, they should be given awards in memoriam by the climate lobby.

    Black plague wiped out half of Europe. The lowly rat did more to control global warming than any human could ever do. Chengiz Khan, Hitler, pol pot, stalin,
    Mao tse ting and many others get honorable mentions too.

  9. Cwyfan Reply
    June 19, 2022 at 2:21 pm

    Looks just like a beef skinless sausage roll to me…not that there is anything wrong with that!

  10. JorgeGeorge Paez Reply
    June 19, 2022 at 2:53 pm

    What’s that brown/white stuff in the little round bowl please?

    • Matthew Klint Reply
      June 19, 2022 at 2:58 pm

      Chocolate mousse

      • JorgeGeorge Paez Reply
        June 19, 2022 at 3:07 pm

        Thanks!

  11. Andy Reply
    June 21, 2022 at 3:35 am

    Börek is basically the same dish throughout the Balkans and Israel. Except in Christian countries this meat version is often made with pork. The layered dough is not the same as puff pastry. Kol böreği means arm shaped because it’s long and thin. Kiymali is a standard mix of minced meat and onion that also appears in Pide, Gozleme, or with eggs for breakfast.

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