Baklava is prepared on large trays and cut into a variety of shapes
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Course | Dessert |
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Place of origin | Ottoman Empire |
Region or state | Countries of the former Ottoman Empire, Middle East and Caucasus |
Serving temperature | Cold, room temperature or re-warmed |
Main ingredients | Filo dough, nuts, sweetening |
Variations | Multiple |
Baklava (/ˈbɑːkləvɑː/, /bɑːkləˈvɑː/, or /bəˈklɑːvə/;[bɑːklɑvɑː]) is a rich, sweet pastry made of layers of filo filled with chopped nuts and sweetened and held together with syrup or honey. It is characteristic of the cuisines of the Levant, the Caucasus, Balkans, Maghreb, and of Central and West Asia.
The word baklava is first attested in English in 1650, a borrowing from Ottoman Turkish بقلاوه /bɑːklɑvɑː/. The name baklava is used in many languages with minor phonetic and spelling variations.