Chocolate Baklava

I prepared and published the first post of this blog on March 7, 2022. The post you are reading now is the 42nd one... Today I noticed the following: As the name suggests, this blog was about travel and of course there would be food. I guess food alone has taken over a bit, isn't it? I think it's because of Ramadan, thoughts are reflected on the blog... :) We will find the old balance in a few weeks... Now there is another post for your taste...

Chocolate Baklava

Baklava is one of the most famous desserts that has survived from the Balkans to the Middle East, from the Ottoman era. It is a dessert loved by almost everyone, with flavors such as pistachio, hazelnut, almond, walnut among the thin phyllo. When everyone thinks of baklava, the same image comes to mind: Maybe the product on or between the baklava may change.

There are many different kinds of baklava, just as it happens to things that are very popular. For example, there were five different baklava recipes in Melceü't-Tabbâhîn, the first cookbook of the Ottoman. Today, there are different recipes in the Balkans, the Caucasus and the Middle East. Considering that there are dozens of recipes even in Turkey alone, it is quite possible to be undecided.

Chocolate and Baklava?

Why not? If you like chocolate, if you like baklava, they're a good couple. It may be added to the side with kaymak or vanilla ice cream. And not to forget Turkish tea...

As far as I remember in the 1990s, it was more expensive than other types of baklava. Now it's the same price as the others. When the only competitor of pistachio is gold, normal...

Sometimes you can find chocolate baklava in supermarkets with bakeries. From CarrefourSa in the photo. I'm not sure it will be in hotels; but it can also be found in some bakeries.

Which is the best baklava?

It is homemade baklava. It is called "ev baklavasi", but of course it varies from region to region and even from person to person. You can see "home baklava" in bakeries or patisseries; but just know that its name is so. Home baklava is made at home and is not sold outside. Turks usually offer baklava during Ramadan or Eid-al-Adha. They either get it from outside or they rarely make it themselves. If a friend wants to introduce you to homemade baklava, I suggest you do not decline.