er, well, baklava is traditional to many ethnicities across the middle east, and each has its own variant of it (and many ethnicities have several different traditional variants within :D)
anything dipped in chocolate is not 'traditional' (athan's bakery has chocolate-dipped baklava, delicious but non-traditional!) anything else pretty much is. baklava = some kind of syrup (honey or sugar based) poured over layers of phyllo alternating with some kind of nut, usually walnut, often a mix of walnut with pistachio.
sorry tl;dr that was probably way too much information! lol the greek corner near davis has traditional greek-style baklava, but there are many amazing delicious variations of traditional baklava from many other countries. :D
I figured as much; that's why I put "traditional" in quotes. So ix-nay on the chocolate, but other than that, as long as it follows your general description and is of good quality, we'll probably like it. :)
excellent! i hope your son likes it. kids often do as it is REALLY sweet!
if you go to a greek place, i recommend trying kadaifi (like syrup-soaked shredded wheat) and galaktoboureko (imagine baklava but with a mild custard in the layers instead of nuts) as well. they tend to be popular with kids at greek festivals :)
it should be just about anywhere, at least, god i would hope so!
if not at the greek corner or zaxaroplasteion, ANY greek festival right around now (and 'tis the season really) will have this at the pastry booths. these are staples of greek church ladies!
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anything dipped in chocolate is not 'traditional' (athan's bakery has chocolate-dipped baklava, delicious but non-traditional!) anything else pretty much is. baklava = some kind of syrup (honey or sugar based) poured over layers of phyllo alternating with some kind of nut, usually walnut, often a mix of walnut with pistachio.
sorry tl;dr that was probably way too much information! lol
the greek corner near davis has traditional greek-style baklava, but there are many amazing delicious variations of traditional baklava from many other countries. :D
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if you go to a greek place, i recommend trying kadaifi (like syrup-soaked shredded wheat) and galaktoboureko (imagine baklava but with a mild custard in the layers instead of nuts) as well. they tend to be popular with kids at greek festivals :)
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if not at the greek corner or zaxaroplasteion, ANY greek festival right around now (and 'tis the season really) will have this at the pastry booths. these are staples of greek church ladies!