Baklava

Well, the things one learns. I was going to do a cute little text about how the Gods of Mount Olympus graced the peasants down below with their most special food of the gods....Baklava. Much to my surprise...it is not Greek in origin. Joke's on me.

Baklava (/ˈbɑːkləvɑː/, /bɑːkləˈvɑː/, or /bəˈklɑːvə/; Ottoman Turkish: باقلوا ) 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 former Ottoman Empire, and is also found in Central and Southwest Asia.

The word baklava is first attested in English in 1650, a borrowing from Ottoman Turkish. The name baklava is used in many languages with minor phonetic and spelling variations.

The origin of the name is disputed. The Turkish etymologist Sevan Nişanyan claims an old Turkish origin (baklağı or baklağu). Buell argues that the word "baklava" may come from the Mongolian root baγla- 'to tie, wrap up, pile up' composed with the Turkic verbal ending -v;baγla- itself in Mongolian is a Turkic loanword.

Though the suffix -vā might suggest a Persian origin, the baqla- part does not appear to be Persian.Another form of the word is also recorded in Persian, باقلبا (bāqlabā).


Took auntie to get her blood pressure checked, and it was right on the money, so we both felt better about that. Then, she....tired of her own food and wanting FLAVOR, FLAVOR, FLAVOR decided we should go to Nicholas Middle Eastern/Lebanese restaurant in Gresham. So we did. And then we brought it all over to my place as Joan will spend tonight and tomorrow night with us....bad weather may occur. Her power was out when I got to her place, so we didn't want that to happen again. The wind was relentless last night and today and we saw toppled and broken trees and some fences that didn't hold up to the onslaught.

And then home for dinner and we had FLAVOR, FLAVOR AND FLAVOR for dinner. Yummmmmmmy.