it's not just a treat it is a fact all those phyllo pastry sweets of the Greek/Turkish whatever you want to call it cuisine require good butter and syrup since those two bring out the aroma and the flavour of the dish. :)
I have had alot of baklava and this is the BEST baklava recipe EVER! Will never.. ever buy baklava again. This will forever be a stable in my home. Thank you for sharing Akis.
I’m making this right now. It’s in the refrigerator for 20 minutes while the oven pre-heats! I’m making for one of my best friends. It’s her birthday and we don’t exchange gifts, per se, we eat!! She loves Greek food. I’m Greek, but not a very good cook/baker. I know this going to be AKILICIOUS!!! Thank you Akis!!
I was a helmsman in a Greek oil tanker company in the 1970s and my favorite dessert was baklava and my main course was moussaka. Now thanks to Akis i am making my own moussaka and baklava. Akis you are damn good chef.
I started working at Lykes Lines ( was an american cargo shipping company) as a bosun for 2 years, in 1982 I got married, then I quit cuz a married man can not be a merchant marine, why? cuz when leaving the port the woman can cheat on you, hahahahahaha. You know Akis sometimes I miss those days. Piraeus, Naples, New York, Miami, Hamburg, Africa, Asia, Central and South America, women, drunkenness, figths in bars, yeah good fucking olds time.
Thanks for all your recipes, Akis. My family and I have enjoyed making your authentic Greek food many times now and the best part is, you make it simple to do. I appreciate you!
It's 1:43am here in the Philippines but then I saw your Instagram post. I immediately went to your channel to watch this. Who cares if I have to be in the office by 8am??
lol this is turkish food. and middle asian dishes: D lol. moor greeks. The word baklava originates from Central Asia. Its origin comes from the word "bond". the old Turks started calling it "broad bean". later it became "baklava" over time. and origin comes from the word "to bind".
My beautiful Mum in law Amelia was the best cook I've ever met. Her Baklava, was outstanding. I was once told by a taxi driver that frequently visited the Greek cafe she supplied sweets etc for, that her Baklava was better than back home in Greece. We miss you Mum Amelia, always
I am amazed with your info Akis about the origins of the baklava and also pleased to hear that from a Greek.We have so similarities in our culture,food and drinks but we are always arguing about the origins unneccesarily.i hope this will end one day.Greetings from other side of Aegean Sea ;)
@@frantzeskosgavallas4388 he is sending greetings so nice ..why cant you just say 'right back at you man hi!! ' yes I am turk too but I always send regards to greek folks..and life is too short to brag about old times..
Frantzeskos Gavallas we are not afraid we just dont care. Our useless government dont take care of monuments. I mean idk in what mind state youre in but most Turkish people have different matters like poverty rather than old monuments. And dont get me wrong its a shame but nothing we can do about it
Umm, I'm from neither of those countries, but I have friends from both sides. Both cultures take great pride in their heritage and that's respectable. But guys, come onnnnn, history is something that you cannot undo, just like the Ottomans had influence over the nation's under their empire, those nations left influence on them aswell. Is it really worth arguing over sth like this? And if a dish has been part of a cultures every day life for hundreds of years, it's theirs aswell. We have sarma in Hungary, I know it wasn't invented by us, but it's part of our culture and we are making it our own way. So chill people and enjoy your baklava hahahaha😄😄
lol this is turkish food. and central asian dishes: D lol. moor greeks. The word baklava originates from Central Asia. Its origin comes from the word "bond". the old Turks started calling it "broad bean". later it became "baklava" over time. and origin comes from the word "to bind".
a few years ago, I tried a rolled almond/pistachio version of this at an Arabian friends house, and it was the best treat of my life. Your version seems amazing aswell, thanks for sharing the recipe. By the way, I'm drooling
my Grandfather is Greek. my Gramma wasn't. they used to par bake baklava between layers and before putting the syrup on. it would freeze easily and stay crispy. they made Greek cookies and American cookies and party mix. every year for Christmas they gave so much love to everyone. i haven't had baklava since they passed. i have their recipe but not the secrets
lol this is turkish food. and middle asian dishes: D lol. moor greeks. The word baklava originates from Central Asia. Its origin comes from the word "bond". the old Turks started calling it "broad bean". later it became "baklava" over time. and origin comes from the word "to bind".
omg this is so surprising!!! I'm from Algeria and Here we make Baklava on every occasion we celebrate, I guess we own it from the turkish colonialism, but this is so awesome to find the recipie of this traditional ''cake'' on one of my favorite TH-cam channel, done by one of my favorite chefs !! *.*
+Akis Kitchen Am Tunisian living in Turkey for 20 years. First I congratulate your positive and sportif soul when you said that Baklava is Turkish , exactly the opposite spirit of Turkish who once they claimed in media that Baklava is Turkish , in a very stubborn nationalistic negative way . But let me surprise Baklava and its sisters of patisserie products are originated from what we call in Arabic SHAM region which is LEabanon SYria palestine jordan of Today . Am myself a journalist and tv producer and I researched this extensively just to show our Turkish friends that Baklava was never Turkish but does not mean that Tırkish did not add their touch as much GReek did as much as armenians and asyrians did as much as Arabs did add.in fact Most of Today s food in this region is a wonderful result of centuries of mizing between ARabs GReeks TUrkish and alot of other nations .BY t he way I want to make a documemtary about foods of greek and how greek are the nearest nation to us .Kalesmira
+Chawki Malek by the way I had a restaurant of Tunisian and maghreb cuisine which anlther flavour and school of cooking but still meditaranean . Myself as a hobby I am chef and we cooperate and exchange recipes
What would Indian cuisine be without chili, a plant native to America that was brought to them in the 15th century by the Portuguese? Where would be the Italians without garlic, which is native to Asia? The cross-cultural history of food is fascinating..
its being wonderful journey to be and cook wid you virtually so far .. i made baklawa today which is purely heaven ..it refreshed my childhood memories wid baklawa thank u so much .. if at all i visit Greece anytym in my lyf i intend to meet u. thank u
Tasty even though I baked mine too long (2 hrs.) and used too much syrup. Next time I'll check it at 90 minutes and use half the syrup. Gonna try your Vegetable Medley recipe next.
Akis it is called baklawa in arabic plus it i s a very traditional dessert in all arabian coutries so it is not only made by turkish i'm from Tunisia and we cook it in our special occasion specially weedings :) i love all your recipies the best chef ever
lol this is turkish food. and middle asian dishes: D lol. moor greeks. The word baklava originates from Central Asia. Its origin comes from the word "bond". the old Turks started calling it "broad bean". later it became "baklava" over time. and origin comes from the word "to bind".
Have made baklava many times but watching you do your version was interesting..I don't know about using corn syrup maybe honey instead. Liked watching how you layered. Surprised how long you baked it. Looked delish will try.
Byzantine cuisine: From the Greek 'Plakountas' (placenta), that was a flat multi-layered pie, you could get cheese or honey fillings topped with herbs or raw walnuts. Constantinople was for 1000+ years Greek, way before Ottos occupied it...Baklava is an ottoman empire dessert which is a pure copy of the one said above, that was mostly started in Syria, not Turkey. Yet, the Turkish baklava is equally delicious...
+Alex Boom With my all respect to Greek culture, Baklava is part of Turkish cuisine. Baklava isn't originated from a pie, nomadic Turks used multi-layered Yufka (filo, φύλλο) for many dessert and dishes including before even coming Anatolia. You can even find Yufka in today's Northern China where Turkic Uygur people live. But at least 40 layered yufka developed exclusively as Turks became semi-nomads at 13th century and it's named baklava after ancient 'baklağı'. Why do Greeks use a Turkish name for the dessert? It's same reason why we use greek 'Liman' as harbour: We learned these from eachtoher. About Syria, what's the importance of modern borders? Don't you kow that Suleyman Shah, the grandfather of Osman (founder of Ottomans) died in Today's Syria? Syria was part of Turkish Seljuk Empire later turkish kayı dynasty was living and ruling Northern Syria. So the topic is totally irrelevent with Arabs already. You might take this as joke but i have an advice to you. Greek language adminstration needs to find greek names for Ντολμάς (dol- meaning to fill), σαρμάς(sar- meaning wrap), Λουκούμι (lokma meaning morsel, Γιαούρτι (yoğur- meaning to knead) μπουρέκι (bür- meaning to twist) before claiming any of these food.
Defend Kebab And you need to find a Turkish name for most of your cities (including Istanbul) before claiming they are turkish cities! Even Turkey is a Greek word..LOL
+Azor Αζώρ Turkey makes a lot of advertisiment for its Hittite, Lydia, Ionia, Troya, Byzantine, Roman, Seljuk, Ottoman past. Anyone has denied that Istanbul, Izmir etc. originated from Greeks yet. I was also thought in school Istanbul is originated from (Is-Tan-Poli) meaning 'to the city' signs in greek language. The reason these cities called Turkish political and geographical fact. Greek Constantinople is Today's Fatih district, which is a small population& area comparing to whole Istanbul. You can't find many Greek people&things in Istanbul now (unfortunetely). So the city changed a lot, and calling Istanbul is greek only refers to Greeks' love of the city and hope for taking it back. However since it's an utopia, after unification of Cyprus, you should pressure your politicians to support Turkey in EU and come Istanbul to live.
Defend Kebab No i don't want Turkey in the EU. You've send us enough islamic illegal imigrants. Imagine if all Turks can freely travel to the EU. The whole continent will be islamized....
lol this is turkish food. and middle asian dishes: D lol. moor greeks. The word baklava originates from Central Asia. Its origin comes from the word "bond". the old Turks started calling it "broad bean". later it became "baklava" over time. and origin comes from the word "to bind".
Awesome reciepe, I love Baklava, but only have it on special occassion, Eid and Ramadan. I could eat it all the time but with all the sugar, butter ect..alas, only on special occassion but this is a great reciepe. Big fan of you videos, Akis,
100% j ai fait un recherche sur ça ..je suis reporter de france 24 pour 7 ans en turquie...maalouma sahiha... mais le technique de pates feuilles remonte aux byzantins
it's lunch time here and I want that delicious dessert instead of my meal.😣😣😥😤 OMG😋😋. your stuff must be anxious to try it while it's baking. that kitchen must smell soooo good. another great recipe akis 😸😸😸
I was just wondered the recipe of this dessert and the comments made me frickin angry. I am Turkish too, but stop vomiting hate. We have lived in the same land for years, it is quite normal that our foods are the same. Stop act like a bully.
Aki, even though the origin of this dessert comes from the time of the Ottoman Empire, doesn’t mean it’s Turkish ppl that created. Don’t forget how many ethnicities were part of this Barbarian empire. As a Greek , don’t forget your history Aki. Ante gia
during my 3 weeks of travel in all over Turkey this summer, I saw this Baklava every where, people eat it day or night. I tried it in Crete, and in Cappadocia, each time it was too sweet for me, I keep the few in a box in my luggage and the honey leak into my cloths! I didn't see Baklava shops every where in Santorini, I wonder why.... If I were to make this, i will omit the syrup completely. I don't think we need to dispute who invented this, both countries had long history. I have been to Greece and Turkey 3 times, each time I asked the locals, there are so many similarities in both countries, the locals from each side always smiled and said "we had long history, we lived peacefully" that made my visits memorable.
Original baklava :assyrians created baklava,years later the baklava was brought from damascus Syria to gaziantep turkey by the ottomans ,the ottoman empire had many countries,they have baklava in Israel,Jordan,Lebanon,syria,iraq,serbia,bosnia,bulgaria,greece,Turkey,Saudi Arabia,egypt,so those are all the lands the ottoman turks owned but it was the syrians but the ottomans reintroduced the old recipe from damascus in gaziantep and it spread to parts of the ottoman empire
Actually, Baklava is indeed a very Greek recipe that was called plakounta in ancient times. Turkish invaders to Greece forced Greeks to rename everything in Turkish when Greece was occupied and so from there the wrongful claim that many Greek things are Turkish. Plakounta was named Balava which comes from the ancient Greek word Baklon which means stick from the word klon (klonari = twig), the long staff used to roll the sheets for baklava. The Turks also adopted the word baklon to name their rolling pin, oklava which I think was the reason behind the transfer of the name plakounta to baklava since baklava required flatly rolled leafy fine sheets of dough (Phyllo).
Wikipedia writes that baklava was presented to the Janissaries by the Muslim Turks at the Topkapi Palace at the end of Ramadan. Janissaries were children of Greeks and other orthodox Christians right? It would make sense to award them with food they knew so it ties in.
That's right. Everyone keeps trying to create connections to the word 'baklava' with words that sound similar but they are obviously wrong. You can't just find a word in your vocabulary and make it fit just to claim something as yours. Many components make up a history and etymology is only one that must have connections beyond how it sounds. Someone created a spiel and everyone just copies it over and over again without question (Wikipedia included). The use of honey among Ottoman Turks was not common and eating sweets was seen as weak yet the combination of honey (and other sweeteners), dough (often using smelt instead of wheat) and nuts is attested throughout Greek history to ancient times in various forms for eg 'gastrin' another form of 'baklava' which used Petimezi (a sweetener made from grapes).
"Do not feel guilt about the butter and the syrup, sometimes we have to treat ourselves." YES!! AGREED!...
it's not just a treat it is a fact all those phyllo pastry sweets of the Greek/Turkish whatever you want to call it cuisine require good butter and syrup since those two bring out the aroma and the flavour of the dish. :)
everything in grams! a GODSEND!!!
:-)
I have had alot of baklava and this is the BEST baklava recipe EVER! Will never.. ever buy baklava again. This will forever be a stable in my home. Thank you for sharing Akis.
I’m making this right now. It’s in the refrigerator for 20 minutes while the oven pre-heats! I’m making for one of my best friends. It’s her birthday and we don’t exchange gifts, per se, we eat!! She loves Greek food. I’m Greek, but not a very good cook/baker. I know this going to be AKILICIOUS!!! Thank you Akis!!
I was a helmsman in a Greek oil tanker company in the 1970s and my favorite dessert was baklava and my main course was moussaka. Now thanks to Akis i am making my own moussaka and baklava. Akis you are damn good chef.
have you been back since?
I started working at Lykes Lines ( was an american cargo shipping company) as a bosun for 2 years, in 1982 I got married, then I quit cuz a married man can not be a merchant marine, why? cuz when leaving the port the woman can cheat on you, hahahahahaha. You know Akis sometimes I miss those days. Piraeus, Naples, New York, Miami, Hamburg, Africa, Asia, Central and South America, women, drunkenness, figths in bars, yeah good fucking olds time.
damn. what i would do to sit next to you by a fire and hear all your stories.
If you are a young and pretty girl call me, but if you are man, no way Jose, hahahahahaha.
Thanks for all your recipes, Akis. My family and I have enjoyed making your authentic Greek food many times now and the best part is, you make it simple to do. I appreciate you!
Thank you I love it. my mum is greek from ithiki and I grew up with this great greek sweet and I had these at my wedding.
It's 1:43am here in the Philippines but then I saw your Instagram post. I immediately went to your channel to watch this. Who cares if I have to be in the office by 8am??
+Mei Mei :) Awesome! Did you like it?
I used to work for a Greek restaurant as a waiter and you cook as good as anyone there and they were fantastic chefs.
lol this is turkish food. and middle asian dishes: D lol. moor greeks. The word baklava originates from Central Asia. Its origin comes from the word "bond". the old Turks started calling it "broad bean". later it became "baklava" over time. and origin comes from the word "to bind".
My beautiful Mum in law Amelia was the best cook I've ever met. Her Baklava, was outstanding. I was once told by a taxi driver that frequently visited the Greek cafe she supplied sweets etc for, that her Baklava was better than back home in Greece.
We miss you Mum Amelia, always
Your accent adds to your authenticity. So glad I saw you on Jamie Oliver's channel!
+intotheoceanbloo Thank you!!
@@akispetretzikisen Can I replace the glucose with corn syrup or even honey? I don't have glucose
I love Greek food,I lived 8 years in Greece.
Your the best aki, my grandmother uses your recipes all the time. We are from Canada 😎
I am amazed with your info Akis about the origins of the baklava and also pleased to hear that from a Greek.We have so similarities in our culture,food and drinks but we are always arguing about the origins unneccesarily.i hope this will end one day.Greetings from other side of Aegean Sea ;)
cyprus is greek too
@@AmetReloads there is a difference on turkish and turkic.
@@frantzeskosgavallas4388 he is sending greetings so nice ..why cant you just say 'right back at you man hi!! ' yes I am turk too but I always send regards to greek folks..and life is too short to brag about old times..
Frantzeskos Gavallas we are not afraid we just dont care. Our useless government dont take care of monuments. I mean idk in what mind state youre in but most Turkish people have different matters like poverty rather than old monuments. And dont get me wrong its a shame but nothing we can do about it
Umm, I'm from neither of those countries, but I have friends from both sides. Both cultures take great pride in their heritage and that's respectable. But guys, come onnnnn, history is something that you cannot undo, just like the Ottomans had influence over the nation's under their empire, those nations left influence on them aswell. Is it really worth arguing over sth like this? And if a dish has been part of a cultures every day life for hundreds of years, it's theirs aswell. We have sarma in Hungary, I know it wasn't invented by us, but it's part of our culture and we are making it our own way. So chill people and enjoy your baklava hahahaha😄😄
J'adore, merci de tes recettes et de ta bonne humeur!!!
I now believe I can make my Greek boyfriend his favorite dishes! You're amazing! :-)
sure you can!!! he will be amazed i am sure!! or he better be!
i love the quality of your videos and simple to follow recipes
Amo essas receitas e também o chef que é o mais lindo do mundo!!!
My aunt once brought baklava from Turkey. It had lots of pistachios and was more buttery than syrupy. So delicious!
+Jim S yup thats the best version
@@fyoloswaggins5203 NOT THE ORIGINAL RECIPE BUT.
Hi dude, im from Serbia and i grown up on Baklava, recipe is not the same but its similar, i love u, all greetings from Serbia.
OMG... i made it today, it’s BEYOND delicious!! Thank you! 😋❤️😋❤️😋❤️😋
Yum !! Firstly who is this guy!!! and Secondly thats a good looking Baklava ..
I definitely want to give this a go. Thank you for making it look so easy 😊
You make everything look so easy
I cooked this baklava and wow, it's so good. Thank you so much for the video !!
Dear Akis thank you very much 🙏🏻👍you made my day with this amazing recipe 👏👏👏👏👏greetings from Holland 💐🇳🇱
lol this is turkish food. and central asian dishes: D lol. moor greeks. The word baklava originates from Central Asia. Its origin comes from the word "bond". the old Turks started calling it "broad bean". later it became "baklava" over time. and origin comes from the word "to bind".
a few years ago, I tried a rolled almond/pistachio version of this at an Arabian friends house, and it was the best treat of my life. Your version seems amazing aswell, thanks for sharing the recipe. By the way, I'm drooling
You're killing me with all this deliciousness Akis! I will be attempting this real soon!
I like the arabic baklava. We put rose water and lemon juice in the sirup. But I will try this one out :)
i am not a fan of sweet stuff but this is really stimulating my appetite
my Grandfather is Greek. my Gramma wasn't. they used to par bake baklava between layers and before putting the syrup on. it would freeze easily and stay crispy. they made Greek cookies and American cookies and party mix. every year for Christmas they gave so much love to everyone. i haven't had baklava since they passed. i have their recipe but not the secrets
the way u folded the filo though ws great easy but folded perfectly i luved it..amazing recipie thnks^^
My gf loves you :-) wtf... me too lmao. Keep doing good food stuff man. Woop! ;-)
+Vasiliy Nikolayev Nice! Thanks guys :-)
lol this is turkish food. and middle asian dishes: D lol. moor greeks. The word baklava originates from Central Asia. Its origin comes from the word "bond". the old Turks started calling it "broad bean". later it became "baklava" over time. and origin comes from the word "to bind".
Had no idea baklava was a sweet pastry! I must try this. Your channel makes me want to learn how to cook. Such beautiful dishes!
+cheeese316 Awesoooome!
oh my gosh! I don't know why I have a crush on you. Loads of love and hugs from India 🇮🇳🇮🇳
omg this is so surprising!!! I'm from Algeria and Here we make Baklava on every occasion we celebrate, I guess we own it from the turkish colonialism, but this is so awesome to find the recipie of this traditional ''cake'' on one of my favorite TH-cam channel, done by one of my favorite chefs !! *.*
we are just one big pond!!!
+Akis Kitchen yessss *.*
+Akis Kitchen Am Tunisian living in Turkey for 20 years. First I congratulate your positive and sportif soul when you said that Baklava is Turkish , exactly the opposite spirit of Turkish who once they claimed in media that Baklava is Turkish , in a very stubborn nationalistic negative way . But let me surprise Baklava and its sisters of patisserie products are originated from what we call in Arabic SHAM region which is LEabanon SYria palestine jordan of Today . Am myself a journalist and tv producer and I researched this extensively just to show our Turkish friends that Baklava was never Turkish but does not mean that Tırkish did not add their touch as much GReek did as much as armenians and asyrians did as much as Arabs did add.in fact Most of Today s food in this region is a wonderful result of centuries of mizing between ARabs GReeks TUrkish and alot of other nations .BY t he way I want to make a documemtary about foods of greek and how greek are the nearest nation to us .Kalesmira
+Chawki Malek by the way I had a restaurant of Tunisian and maghreb cuisine which anlther flavour and school of cooking but still meditaranean . Myself as a hobby I am chef and we cooperate and exchange recipes
What would Indian cuisine be without chili, a plant native to America that was brought to them in the 15th century by the Portuguese? Where would be the Italians without garlic, which is native to Asia? The cross-cultural history of food is fascinating..
Beautiful Baklava,
Thank you Akis!! 🥧🎉⭐
Ohhhhhhhhh yeaaaaaaaaaa sweetness! 😋
Thank you Akis. It looks so delicious! please show us how to make circle baklava
its being wonderful journey to be and cook wid you virtually so far .. i made baklawa today which is purely heaven ..it refreshed my childhood memories wid baklawa thank u so much .. if at all i visit Greece anytym in my lyf i intend to meet u. thank u
Baklava.. very nice!
Hey Akis, you are inspirational man. I will try this baklava recipe and compared to my mum's recipe.
Akis! Another excellent recipe. Thank you for sharing this delicious video. Perfect for upcoming Easter celebrations. Blessings ChefMike
+chef mike Thank you and Greetings!
Tasty even though I baked mine too long (2 hrs.) and used too much syrup. Next time I'll check it at 90 minutes and use half the syrup. Gonna try your Vegetable Medley recipe next.
You should use the size of the pan that i give you on the recipe.
Yessss!!!! I've always wanted to know how to make it but never even researched it because i thought it was too complicated. Amazing! Thanks Akis :)
+Cristina Rodriguez Now, you see that is totally feasible! ;-)
Akis it is called baklawa in arabic plus it i s a very traditional dessert in all arabian coutries so it is not only made by turkish i'm from Tunisia and we cook it in our special occasion specially weedings :) i love all your recipies the best chef ever
+Arij Kattoussi Thanks!!!
I think this could be my favorite dessert
I’ve learned so much from you!! Thank youuu 🥰
Thank you and hi from Italy! Love the greek deserts yumyyyy
I loved your Tzaziki! Can't wait to make your Baklava!! Looking forward to it!
I love his accent ♡_♡ and can't wait to make this recipe!!! I had it once, loved it but didn't the name of it... finally found it!
lol this is turkish food. and middle asian dishes: D lol. moor greeks. The word baklava originates from Central Asia. Its origin comes from the word "bond". the old Turks started calling it "broad bean". later it became "baklava" over time. and origin comes from the word "to bind".
you are really good at making some intimidating recipes simplified...I will actually try this
+Maybe Later Awesome!!
That looks really, really good.
I am so glad you did it w/ walnuts....not a fan of all the other versions. Nice and authentic.
Awesome I will make this tomorrow love your stuff so much fun to watch and make
Need those in my life!
Have made baklava many times but watching you do your version was interesting..I don't know about using corn syrup maybe honey instead. Liked watching how you layered. Surprised how long you baked it. Looked delish will try.
Baklava, baklawa turkish/lebanese/syrian does make the best out of the best the best baklawa ever!
Thank you for the recipe! It looks amazing!!
+Anarchist Tomato Yeah! And it tastes heavenly!
I love you Akis!! You're so lovable!
Byzantine cuisine: From the Greek 'Plakountas' (placenta), that was a flat multi-layered pie, you could get cheese or honey fillings topped with herbs or raw walnuts. Constantinople was for 1000+ years Greek, way before Ottos occupied it...Baklava is an ottoman empire dessert which is a pure copy of the one said above, that was mostly started in Syria, not Turkey. Yet, the Turkish baklava is equally delicious...
+Alex Boom Exactly! Baklava is Byzantine Greek..
+Alex Boom With my all respect to Greek culture, Baklava is part of Turkish cuisine. Baklava isn't originated from a pie, nomadic Turks used multi-layered Yufka (filo, φύλλο) for many dessert and dishes including before even coming Anatolia. You can even find Yufka in today's Northern China where Turkic Uygur people live. But at least 40 layered yufka developed exclusively as Turks became semi-nomads at 13th century and it's named baklava after ancient 'baklağı'. Why do Greeks use a Turkish name for the dessert? It's same reason why we use greek 'Liman' as harbour: We learned these from eachtoher. About Syria, what's the importance of modern borders? Don't you kow that Suleyman Shah, the grandfather of Osman (founder of Ottomans) died in Today's Syria? Syria was part of Turkish Seljuk Empire later turkish kayı dynasty was living and ruling Northern Syria. So the topic is totally irrelevent with Arabs already. You might take this as joke but i have an advice to you. Greek language adminstration needs to find greek names for Ντολμάς (dol- meaning to fill), σαρμάς(sar- meaning wrap), Λουκούμι (lokma meaning morsel, Γιαούρτι (yoğur- meaning to knead) μπουρέκι (bür- meaning to twist) before claiming any of these food.
Defend Kebab And you need to find a Turkish name for most of your cities (including Istanbul) before claiming they are turkish cities!
Even Turkey is a Greek word..LOL
+Azor Αζώρ Turkey makes a lot of advertisiment for its Hittite, Lydia, Ionia, Troya, Byzantine, Roman, Seljuk, Ottoman past. Anyone has denied that Istanbul, Izmir etc. originated from Greeks yet. I was also thought in school Istanbul is originated from (Is-Tan-Poli) meaning 'to the city' signs in greek language. The reason these cities called Turkish political and geographical fact. Greek Constantinople is Today's Fatih district, which is a small population& area comparing to whole Istanbul. You can't find many Greek people&things in Istanbul now (unfortunetely). So the city changed a lot, and calling Istanbul is greek only refers to Greeks' love of the city and hope for taking it back. However since it's an utopia, after unification of Cyprus, you should pressure your politicians to support Turkey in EU and come Istanbul to live.
Defend Kebab No i don't want Turkey in the EU. You've send us enough islamic illegal imigrants. Imagine if all Turks can freely travel to the EU. The whole continent will be islamized....
King, keep it up !!! greetings from Serbia
This looks freaking delicious!!! 😋😋😋
lol this is turkish food. and middle asian dishes: D lol. moor greeks. The word baklava originates from Central Asia. Its origin comes from the word "bond". the old Turks started calling it "broad bean". later it became "baklava" over time. and origin comes from the word "to bind".
You are the best! Yasus
Huh interesting take. I like that every country has its own variant
Greetings from Turkey! You and your recipes are so nice! :)
Awesome reciepe, I love Baklava, but only have it on special occassion, Eid and Ramadan. I could eat it all the time but with all the sugar, butter ect..alas, only on special occassion but this is a great reciepe. Big fan of you videos, Akis,
+mumihp true!
Baklava is one of my favourites... I am hungry now...
oh my goodness this is heaven i tried it and yes yammmmmmmmmmmmmy
Bosnian baklava is so good as well
+Danica Marjanovic Nasa je bas dobra haha
+Danica Marjanovic
what bosnians add pistachio or nuts??
well it kinda depends,but both versions are available
+Nana Syrian my dad makes it with walnuts only
Danica Marjanovic arabs make it with pistachio
Greeting from Turkey Akis!!!
+Alldhan V Greetings!!
Yes Baklawa "Baklava" is a Tunisian/Turkish recipe, it's concidered a traditional delicacy in tunisia :) good work chef great video
Weld bledi baklava is not Tınisian or Turkish ,the naming is Turkish but the technique itself is syrio leabneese
Chawki Malek bél7a9 ??
100% j ai fait un recherche sur ça ..je suis reporter de france 24 pour 7 ans en turquie...maalouma sahiha... mais le technique de pates feuilles remonte aux byzantins
@@chawquee WRONG. Baklava is Turkish in origin. It is not Syrian or Lebanese. You just took it from the Turks when they conquered you.
Amazing job as always Akis!
So easy to make thanks Akis xo
I love Baklava to much..😍
beautiful. I want some now
I have been waiting for your baklava!!!!😁
+karina27g And here you got it!
Amazing channel man, thanks a lot. Btw have you ever done tahinopitta, is it possible to make one?
my Omi used to make baklava all the time! there is a store down the street from my house that sells little bites for 25 cents, i love it!
Dude, super good my greek friend
awesome Aki
Love your recipes! Keep it up!
Oh wow.... that looks delicious!
+Vanessa Tsu And tastes soooo good!
My mouth is watering it looks so good!
Akis....verrrryyyy goood
Thank's🌹
I love baklava!!! N u showing it is just Devine 😍😍😍😍😍
Super moist dessert
One of my favorite treats! I could eat the whole batch. :D
+Amanda NyLo Me too :-P
Beautiful!
it's lunch time here and I want that delicious dessert instead of my meal.😣😣😥😤 OMG😋😋. your stuff must be anxious to try it while it's baking. that kitchen must smell soooo good. another great recipe akis 😸😸😸
+belitega Haha! Yeah, correct guess!
I THINK I'M IN LOVE 🍽
I was just wondered the recipe of this dessert and the comments made me frickin angry. I am Turkish too, but stop vomiting hate. We have lived in the same land for years, it is quite normal that our foods are the same. Stop act like a bully.
Aki, even though the origin of this dessert comes from the time of the Ottoman Empire, doesn’t mean it’s Turkish ppl that created. Don’t forget how many ethnicities were part of this Barbarian empire. As a Greek , don’t forget your history Aki. Ante gia
HAHAHA !!! But that doesn’t mean it was created by Greeks, either.
Does it really matter who first made it? No. Moving on.
during my 3 weeks of travel in all over Turkey this summer, I saw this Baklava every where, people eat it day or night. I tried it in Crete, and in Cappadocia, each time it was too sweet for me, I keep the few in a box in my luggage and the honey leak into my cloths! I didn't see Baklava shops every where in Santorini, I wonder why.... If I were to make this, i will omit the syrup completely.
I don't think we need to dispute who invented this, both countries had long history. I have been to Greece and Turkey 3 times, each time I asked the locals, there are so many similarities in both countries, the locals from each side always smiled and said "we had long history, we lived peacefully" that made my visits memorable.
@@jamesr.g.2320 dude greeks even claim that they invented coke in the ancient times and The Americans just copied it ! this is how far they can go
We have historical proof of those food inventions you doubter!!! Phylo means leaf in Greek (like a thin leaf as the dough). Educate yourself…
Original baklava :assyrians created baklava,years later the baklava was brought from damascus Syria to gaziantep turkey by the ottomans ,the ottoman empire had many countries,they have baklava in Israel,Jordan,Lebanon,syria,iraq,serbia,bosnia,bulgaria,greece,Turkey,Saudi Arabia,egypt,so those are all the lands the ottoman turks owned but it was the syrians but the ottomans reintroduced the old recipe from damascus in gaziantep and it spread to parts of the ottoman empire
in Algeria we wet the nuts with some orange blossom water (it add a beautiful flavor),, I really enjoy your videos ,, keep up :)
+Sara Barça Thanks!!
Great! Thank you 👍🏻
Akis the best!!
asın bayrakları as as as !!!
Actually, Baklava is indeed a very Greek recipe that was called plakounta in ancient times. Turkish invaders to Greece forced Greeks to rename everything in Turkish when Greece was occupied and so from there the wrongful claim that many Greek things are Turkish. Plakounta was named Balava which comes from the ancient Greek word Baklon which means stick from the word klon (klonari = twig), the long staff used to roll the sheets for baklava. The Turks also adopted the word baklon to name their rolling pin, oklava which I think was the reason behind the transfer of the name plakounta to baklava since baklava required flatly rolled leafy fine sheets of dough (Phyllo).
Wikipedia writes that baklava was presented to the Janissaries by the Muslim Turks at the Topkapi Palace at the end of Ramadan. Janissaries were children of Greeks and other orthodox Christians right? It would make sense to award them with food they knew so it ties in.
That's right. Everyone keeps trying to create connections to the word 'baklava' with words that sound similar but they are obviously wrong. You can't just find a word in your vocabulary and make it fit just to claim something as yours. Many components make up a history and etymology is only one that must have connections beyond how it sounds. Someone created a spiel and everyone just copies it over and over again without question (Wikipedia included). The use of honey among Ottoman Turks was not common and eating sweets was seen as weak yet the combination of honey (and other sweeteners), dough (often using smelt instead of wheat) and nuts is attested throughout Greek history to ancient times in various forms for eg 'gastrin' another form of 'baklava' which used Petimezi (a sweetener made from grapes).
Baklava was made in West asia tousand years ago.Baqla is a asian word.
ya ok because baklava is made of ancient asian beans. So sick of wikipedia fake rubbish!!!
The word is Turkish ,but the desert was Byzantine!
Baklava!! ❤❤❤😊
Baklavaki ;)