Baklava facts for kids
Baklava is a traditional Ottoman Turkish sweet pastry often eaten as a dessert. It is known in many countries of the Middle East and Western Asia. Greek and Turkish cuisine both developed from the cookery of the Byzantine Empire. It originated in the Topkapı Palace modern day istanbul, Turkey.
Baklava is made of thin pastry layers filled with nuts, pistachios or walnuts. It sweetened with special syrup or honey. Baklava can also be served with ice cream or kaymak (clotted cream).
Its name derives from the name of Balkans region. Women make baklava for serving in Eid ul-Fitr and Eid al-Adha.
Images for kids
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Large baking sheets are used for preparing baklava.
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Algerian baklawa served during Eid
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Greek baklava with walnuts
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Azerbaijani pakhlava
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A tray of baklava in Kosovo
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Gaziantep baklava
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Guba pakhlava
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Armenian Pakhlava
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Azerbaijani Baklava
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Algerian baklava
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A tray of baklava in the Old City, Jerusalem
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A tray of Tunisian pastries including baklava
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See also
In Spanish: Baklava para niños
