Nia S. Amira
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The history of Baklava is as diÂverse as the number of ways it is prepared and the number of countries that claim its oriÂgins. Is it generally accepted that BakÂlava came to us from the Assyrians at around 8th century B.C. Layering nuts with a simple unleavened flat bread and drenched with honey. As only the wealthy of the time can afford this simple luxury, baklava was held as a special dessert for those in high posiÂtions of society such as monarchs and kings. In Turkey, to this day, one can hear a common expression: “I am not rich enough to eat Baklava every dayâ€.
The modern day baklava went through a number of transitions as the history of the area kept on changÂing. Middle East, Eastern MediterraÂnean, Balkans, Caucasia; Turks, Arabs, Jews, Greeks, Armenians, Bulgarians of today who introduce baklava as their national dessert were all part of the Ottoman empire once.
