Boortsog[a] or baursaki is a type of fried dough food found in the cuisines of Central Asia, Idel-Ural, Mongolia and the Middle East.

[2] The dough consists of flour, yeast, milk, eggs, butter, salt, sugar, and margarine.

[3] Tajik boortsog are often decorated with a criss-cross pattern by pressing the bottom of a small strainer on the dough before it is fried.

[4] Uštipci (Serbian Cyrillic: Уштипци, pronounced [uʃtɪpt͡sɪ]) are doughnut-like fried dough balls popular in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, North Macedonia, Serbia, especially in Vojvodina, Srem district and Slovenia where they are known as "miške".

Mutton fat is traditionally used by Mongolians to give the boortsog extra flavor, but vegetable oil may be substituted.