Filled with almonds, flavored with rosewater, cardamon and saffron, this early version of Turkish Baklava is a more delicate pastry in true Persian style. In Persia they say - Dahan-et shirin basheh -- May your mouth be sweet. They have an assortment of sweets and pastries like noghl, sugar-coated almonds; nabat, sugar crystals; baqlava, a sweet, flaky pastry; tut, mulberry-almond paste; nan-e berenji, rice cookies; nan-e nokhodchi, chick-pea cookies; nan-e badami, almond cookies; and sohan asali, honey almonds.
Baklava is a rich, sweet pastry, made of layers of phyllo dough filled with chopped nuts and sweetened with syrup or honey.
