From Turkey to Yemen, Morocco to Egypt, baklawa has long provided room for cultural interpretation. This issue of Brownbook is a crash course on a very specific culinary history. We examine the origins (and recipes) of baklawa and delve into the meaning of the food as a cultural emblem, a mainstay of living room tables and a gift during celebrations.
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176 pgs, 21 × 26 cm, Softcover, 2016,