Baklava

[doowdniw]

Is it Greek or is it Turkish?

 

[ToPleaseHim]

I believe the answer to that question is not clear. Baklava is delicious, and I am now craving it thanks to this thread.

 

[silver gurl]

“The pre-Ottoman origin of the dish is unknown, but, in modern times, it is a common dessert of Iranian, Turkish and Arab cuisines, and other countries of the Levant and Maghreb, along with the South Caucasus, Balkans, and Central Asia.”

But I always see it in Greek restaurants. Yum

 

[islandman]

Best I ever had was in the muslim quarter in Jerusalem.

 

[doowdniw]

Best I ever had was in Istanbul's Grand Bazaar.

 

[jaF0]

I used to get it in Greek bakeries, but it was really really runny with hunny ... errr ... honey.

 

[silver gurl]

Best I ever had was in the muslim quarter in Jerusalem.

I am envious of your travels and the baklava!

 

[Brains_N_Boobs]

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[juttjaw]

Never been a fan of the stuff. Give me a buttery, flakey piece of spanakopita any day.

 

[Dribble]

My great-grandmother made it...or something she called baklava...with dates and almonds. It wasn't as good as her pecan pie, but it was served as a "snack"

 

[thør]

I can't remember a meal with one of my great grandmas.

 

[jaffa06jaffa]

Of Course

It is Turkish. Greeks learned it from Turks.

 

[rae121452]

Is it Greek or is it Turkish?

yes..

 

[torchthebitch]

It's magma.

 

[MrFields]

The best hands down in the U.S. is Shatila Bakery in Dearborn MI. They ship all over and its never soggy just crispy and buttery. Shatila.com

 

[FL30]

My Mom use to make it when I was a kid. It was very labor intensive so she didn't make it very often. Took a lot of time and work.

 

[colddiesel]

It is Turkish. Greeks learned it from Turks.

When Baklava was invented, there were no Turks in what became Turkey.

 

[HampshireBoy]

Best I ever had was in the muslim quarter in Jerusalem.

The best I've eaten was made by a Lebanese cook in Cairo.

Which reminds me, I have some waiting to be eaten which a friend's mum makes me regularly because she knows how much I like it. She is Greek Cypriot so would go mental if someone suggested it was Turkish.

 

[rae121452]

i really like baklavas but unless they fit super tight they have a tendency to shift around and either one eye gets covered or both with your nose sticking out. they also freeze around your nose and mouth if it's really cold. and people think you might be a terrorist, too.

 

[Tigersman]

I got my first taste of baklava at a Greek festival in Tulsa. It was great.

 

[Pairaclities]

They should have baklava cook-offs, you know, like chili cook-offs.
A baklava festival.

 

[Dougos]

Love getting Baklava after a nice meal when in Greece. Always go to the same shop when I’m in Karditsa. Now I’m hungry.

 

[ericalauren]

My friend's mom used to make me baklava with just almonds (instead of walnuts, etc), since almonds are the only tree nut I can eat. It was delicious! Anyway, they moved and now I have no baklava supply.

 

[sandmonster]

The origins of baklava are unknown. It is popular throughout the middle east - at least the part that was previously the Ottoman Empire, but it's not clear whether the Ottomans invented it or acquired it through conquest.

The Greek version is better IMO - the Turkish version tends to be too dry.