0 a sweet food popular in Turkey and the Middle East, made from layers of thin pastry with nuts and syrup (= sugar cooked with water) or honey --
Antep's desserts include the sweet pastry baklava, burmal, knefe, kadayf, etc.
One of the most famous of which includes baklava with almonds, cardamom, and egg yolks.
Aside from souvlaki, the menu includes cold meat pita wraps, various salads and dips, and fresh baked goods such as baklava and honey bacon scones.
A syrup, which may include honey, rosewater, or orange flower water is poured over the cooked baklava and allowed to soak in.
Glla is considered as being the origin of baklava.
The cuisine is typical of the region; kabab, algam (a drink made of pickled turnips), and baklava.
The name baklava is used in many languages with minor phonetic and spelling variations.
Baklava is made either with pistachio or walnut.
