The name baklava comes from an Ottoman Turkish word and is used to refer to a type of sweet pastry common in the Middle East, especially in countries that were formerly part of the Ottoman Empire. They may predate the Ottoman Empire, but this is not known for certain one way or another. There are similar products that are older.
Baklavas are made from layers of filo pastry that are filled with chopped nuts. This is then sweetened with either honey or syrup, resulting in quite a sticky end product. Different types of chopped nuts are used to make this, and they can simply have one layer of chopped nuts, which is usually on the top of the pastry, or many, which are interspersed between multiple layers of pastry.
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