Baklava

When I had my first baklava years ago, I didn't like it at all... I thought it was way too sweet, even for my tastes! Baklava, a Turkish specialty, is an extremely rich, sweet pastry made of crispy layers, filled with nuts, and then drenched in syrup or honey. I thought I'd give it another shot this time around and developed a super-sonic sweet tooth (version 2.0 of my already sweet tooth :) and it was love at 1st bite! From then on, I could not walk by a pastry shop / window display of baclava without stopping to buy at least a few for the road.

The one with the green topping (first picture above & below) seems to be the most popular one and is made with pistachios. And the nuts wrapped in crispy noodles is really yummy!
But this remaining one was gross... couldn't waste the walnut though :P
This peanut brittle looking thing was ridiculously good too!.. wonder what they put in it?
Later in the trip, I discovered this pistachio-CHOCOLATE one... my faaaaavorite!

Homer Simpson style... "Ummm... baklavaaa..."