One of the most iconic desserts in Turkey is baklava. And in the southeastern city of Gaziantep, a UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy, master chef Mehmet Akincioglu runs a traditional baklava shop that bakes hundreds of trays of this dessert every day.
Everything from the dough and butter to the pistachios used for filling is carefully chosen to bring out the most intense flavor and consistency.
We visited Akincioglu Baklava to see how it makes this legendary dessert in such big batches.
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How 1,200 trays of legendary baklava are made every week in Gaziantep, Turkey | Big Batches
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This was fascinating to watch. The part that made it difficult was watching people handle dough with extremely hairy arms.
Here is our country
Even if the earthquake affects them they don't care and do well. God Bless them
I'm a Turk. I'm happy that our Nation is being presented.
But I really do not understand in the slightest, WHAT IS ABOUT THIS DISH WAR WİTH GREEKS.
I don't fuckin care who made it first, stole or whatever. If its good it's going to my tummy.
I'm saying yummy yummy good for tummy and devour an entire tray of it.
Just let it go god damnit.
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Please do Big Batches segments on Nablus Kunafa.
That's A LOT of effort for a typical addictive fat+sugar desert combo.
when you're accent is fucked, but you still try English.
Why is the guy working with his hands next to the giant mixer? This is dangerous AF
I actually had the pleasure of trying their baklava and ithas been the best I've had till this day.
great video. many thanks!
It was certainly good until they added a shitload of sugar!!!
My preference would've been much much less
Overpriced and I ate much better for 30$ instead of 100$ and theirs was a normal nusr et baklava and the one I ate was full of authentic turkish pistachios to the brim.
So glad Claudia Romeo is back!
I'm from that city and never heard of Akincioglu Baklava. It says in their website they were founded in 1994. I guess really old Baklava places did not want to be filmed because they don't need any publicity.
edit: in fact most beloved baklava places in Gaziantep have a limited production to keep their taste and quality really high. One of them, Zeki Inal, told me that they don't even want a website because their baklava sold outs by 2pm most of the time. All they have is an instagram account and if you really want an order outside that's the only way for you to do it.
That's not a headwear. That's food
Disgusting. Pretty sure a good number of them have their hairs mixed in with the dough.
So cool! Baklava is my favorite dessert ❤😊 so love to eat it in Turkey!
0:17 😂😂😂 I heard "Fap that sheet n Bend over" 😂😂😂😂
That's not paper thin, that's cling wrap thin…
From Greece <3
The last thing he said was very true..❤
No women? 🤔
One of the most delicious treats ever created, I imagine this one’s are superior to any baklava I’ve tasted so far 🤤
As a turkish,Künefe better than baklava
Whatever happened to voice overs? I want to pay attention to the video and not have to read.
Just going to leave this here 🇬🇷
Whenever I think of Turkish cuisine, baklava will always be the first thing that I think of.
That child at around 5:20 looks barely 13-14 yo. Child labour is legal in Turkey?
A very good dessert of Gaziantep 🙂
Please wear your medical masks and gloves
It truly is the best dessert
Baklava is Greek 🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷
Wow all that hair from forearms are also part of the recipe?
❤ Baklava but I bet there is a lot of little arm hairs in this places dough 😢
Looks like his son is already starting his apprenticeship.
Baklava originates from Ancient Egypt, and was made with honey. Fight me, Turks.
poisoning the people is becoming famous !
Overrated
Child labour awesome
Diabetes: 📈📈📈📈
Bak
laVAA or BaklaWAA ?