What was the Baklava Procession?

A Ramadan ceremony when trays were sent to the Janissaries

Baklava Quiz: Turkish Pastry Layers and Pistachios

Gaziantep baklava became the first Turkish product to receive EU protected status in 2013, and this baklava quiz explains what makes it special. Play an interactive set of 10 questions on paper-thin yufka, pistachios, clarified butter, syrup, the Topkapı Palace kitchens, the Baklava Procession and shapes like havuç dilimi.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Gaziantep
Which Turkish city is most famous for pistachio baklava?
EU
What did Gaziantep baklava receive in 2013?
Dough
What is the thin pastry used for baklava called in Turkish?
Nut
Which nut is the classic filling for Gaziantep baklava?
Fat
Which fat is brushed between the layers?
Syrup
What is poured over baklava after baking?
Palace
In which palace's kitchens was baklava a famous specialty?
Procession
What was the Baklava Procession?
Shape
What does havuç dilimi mean?
Cousin
Which Turkish dessert uses shredded pastry instead of sheets?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: Which Turkish city is most famous for pistachio baklava?
Answer: Gaziantep
Gaziantep's pistachios and pastry tradition are renowned.
Q2: What did Gaziantep baklava receive in 2013?
Answer: EU Protected Geographical Indication
It was the first Turkish product with this EU protection.
Q3: What is the thin pastry used for baklava called in Turkish?
Answer: Yufka
Bakers roll it until it is almost see-through.
Q4: Which nut is the classic filling for Gaziantep baklava?
Answer: Pistachio
Bright green Antep pistachios give color and flavor.
Q5: Which fat is brushed between the layers?
Answer: Clarified butter
Clarified butter crisps the layers without burning.
Q6: What is poured over baklava after baking?
Answer: Sugar syrup
Cool syrup over hot pastry, or the reverse, keeps the layers crisp.
Q7: In which palace's kitchens was baklava a famous specialty?
Answer: Topkapı Palace
Ottoman palace cooks refined the dessert.
Q8: What was the Baklava Procession?
Answer: A Ramadan ceremony when trays were sent to the Janissaries
On the 15th of Ramadan, the sultan gifted baklava to his soldiers.
Q9: What does havuç dilimi mean?
Answer: Carrot slice
This wedge-shaped baklava is a Gaziantep specialty.
Q10: Which Turkish dessert uses shredded pastry instead of sheets?
Answer: Kadayıf
Kadayıf is made from thin strands of dough with nuts and syrup.

Baklava Quiz – Layers of History

Baklava is a pastry of many thin layers of dough, filled with nuts and soaked in syrup. In Turkey, the paper-thin dough is called yufka, and each layer is brushed with clarified butter before baking.

Gaziantep is famous for pistachio baklava, which received EU Protected Geographical Indication status in 2013. Shapes include squares, rolls and the wedge-shaped havuç dilimi, or carrot slice.

Baklava was a specialty of the Ottoman palace kitchens at Topkapı. During Ramadan, the sultan sent trays to the Janissaries in a ceremony known as the Baklava Procession. Today it is a festive dessert across Turkey, the Balkans and the Middle East.

What This Quiz Teaches

Dessert lovers and travelers will enjoy these questions.

Where pistachio baklava comes from
What protects it
How the layers are made
What the Ottoman tradition was
Which cousins exist

Did You Know?

Good baklava crackles when cut.
Some baklava uses walnuts instead of pistachios.
Baklava is often eaten during Eid holidays.
Bakers use long thin rolling pins called oklava.
Several countries claim baklava as their own.