Baklava Box

Baklava's history stretches back much further than people realise. Understanding where it comes from makes it easier to spot a well made version once you start looking to buy baklava online . This piece traces that history and looks at what to expect from authentic baklava available in the UK today. Where Baklava Really Began Baklava may have started as early as the eighth century BC. In the Assyrian Empire people made flatbreads with layers of chopped nuts for special occasions. Then Ancient Greeks and Romans created a similar dessert called placenta cake made with dough and honey. These early dishes helped inspire the baklava we know today. The version recognisable as baklava today didn't take shape until much later. The first written reference to it appears in a fifteenth century poem and it was the Ottoman court that turned it into the dish known across the world now. The Ottoman Palace and the Rise of Baklava Baklava as most people know it was refined in the kitchens ...