Pronounced and spelt baklava or baklawa, depending on who you talk to, this layered sweet is made from filo pastry, nuts and a sugar syrup scented with rosewater, orange blossom, cinnamon, cardamom, ...

Nightingale’s nests, twisted turbans, lover’s lips… In the UK, we may be most familiar with baklava made in a large circular tray and cut into diamond-shaped pieces, but in Turkey this sticky, sweet ...