Beji, Berji, Peshi, or Bersaq (, ) is a traditional Kurdish pastry that is mostly prepared in Kermanshah, Ilam, Lorestan and Kurdistan Provinces. Beji is made from a combination of wheat flour and Oil. After frying, some sugar or powdered sugar is poured on it and used.
Recipes Beji is made from wheat flour, sugar, oil, eggs, milk, cumin, fennel and turmeric. All ingredients are mixed together and fried in oil and garnished with sugar.
Name The word beji or berji () is derived from the infinitive Berjanen (), which in southern Kurdish means toasting, and Beji or Berji means toasted. This is also the case with Peshi (), which is derived from the Horami infinitive Peshaney (). Also, "bersaq" is the arabized of the Southern Kurdish word Berjiag/Bershiag (), which is a past participle meaning "toasted".
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