Turkish Baklava

Turkish Baklava, The experience of the delicious taste of the lady of sweets in this country has become an important part of traveling to Turkey, 

in addition to being a delicious gift that captivates the hearts of tourists and pushes them to buy it for their families and friends, so they can enjoy the taste of its soft chips stuffed with fresh pistachios, and live a unique travel experience.

What is Turkish Baklava made of?

Turkish baklava consists of dough chips stuffed with nuts, such as ground walnuts and green pistachios which gives it a distinctive taste, as it is baked in the oven and sweetened with delicious Turkish mountain honey, or with syrup (water and sugar). 

Optional ingredients such as cream or ice cream can be added.

The outer layers of Turkish baklava may be golden or green in color, but the Turkish Standards Authority has set golden yellow as the quality standard, the diameter should not be too thick, and the size of each piece should not be less than 35 millimeters.

Where to find the best Turkish baklava shops?

Turkish baklava is available in the tourist areas of Istanbul, especially the old ones and its surroundings, where pastry shops witness a flock of tourists to buy Turkish baklava and keep it in their bags, including:

• Karakoy Gulluoglu Store: It is located in Karakoy near Galata on the European side of Istanbul and offers Turkish baklava in the traditional way and of all kinds, whether stuffed with walnuts or the best type of pistachios coming from Gaziantep, as well as diet baklava stuffed with chocolate or dates.
• Hafiz Mustafa 1864: It is considered one of the most famous Turkish baklava shops in Istanbul and serves it stuffed with pistachios, walnuts, almonds, and even chocolate; the shop won about 11 medals in one of the pastry exhibitions in Europe.
• Kasibeyaz Store: It is located on the European side of Istanbul and has a wonderful view of the Bosphorus with delicious different kinds of Turkish baklava.
• Fistikzade Store: Located on the Asian side of Istanbul it serves flavourful Turkish baklava.
• Gulluoglu Shops: It offers tasty Turkish baklava and is distinguished by its striking displays on its shop fronts, which attract visitors and tourists.
• Köşkeroğlu Store: It is one of the most important restaurants that serve Turkish sweets, the most famous of which is Turkish baklava with ground pistachios imported from Gaziantep and distinctive mountain honey.

Turkish Baklava in Gaziantep

Turkish baklava is also available in all pastry shops in Gaziantep, listed on the UNESCO Creative Cities Network for Gastronomy, it got the nickname of the Baklava Capital, and the secret of the uniqueness of Turkish baklava in this city is the local delicious green pistachios.

The Turkish baklava industry in Gaziantep has gained international fame as the first Turkish product registered with the European Union, there is also a Turkish baklava museum within the city's historical Han Millet, which includes various pavilions that enable tourists to see the stages of making Baklava with the most famous chefs.

Turkish Baklava Prices

The price of a kilogram of Turkish Baklava of medium quality is about 50 Turkish liras, and a kilogram of  Baklava of good quality costs about 80 Turkish liras. Meanwhile, the price of a kilogram of the excellent type of Turkish Baklava is approximately 150 Turkish liras.

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