Baklava (Turkish sweet pastry)

Does anyone know where I could buy good baklava? I have tried the turkish restaurants in the Hauptbahnof area but they are disgusting!

Man, I thought you were looking for a balaclava!

I get some pretty good Baklava at a Turkish bakery down in Perlach, let me know if you want the address.

There are branches of this Turkish bakery around Munich:

http://www.sultan-backparadies.de/enter.html

They have a pretty big range, you should be able to find one you like.

I tried their Baklava and their standard Turkish bread. IMHO, both are nice.
(The Baklava tasted like the ones I tried in Istanbul and Cappadocia)

The nicest I've found has been in Viktualienmarkt believe it or not. There's a little Turkish bakery on the edge, opposite the Chinese tea shop (So if you're walking from Mplatz, it's on the left-hand side). It's quite dear though.

A turkish friend's of mine recommended a bakery in Motorama (Rosenheimerplatz Sbahn) opposite Aldi. Their Baklava is really good.

Thanks everyone for all the tips.
I only have to decide where to go now... ;-)

Maybe I'm an idiot, but I always thought baklava was Greek, not Turkish.

Turkish people will tell you that the Greeks adopted most of the Turkish cuisine while they were part of the Ottoman empire.

Of course most Greeks vehemently deny this.

Did a Google search and came up with this May 2006 article. Had no idea this was such a controversial topic!

Baklava war intensifies between Turks and Greeks

The controversy is not limited to baklava. This has been going on for years and frankly, it is a bit like the chicken or the egg debate. In a region where two cultures are so intertwined, how does anyone expect to clearly determine the origin of some recipes? Of course, the fight is no longer about "national heritage", it's about branding and royalties, just like it happened with Feta.

That makes sense, but I (possibly being ignorant) had always filed baklava away in my mind as being as Greek as moussaka and spanakopita. Which I'll probably now learn are Turkish as well.

I recommend green baklava which is prepared by adding pistachios to its dough and the filling is with pistachios too.

According to Wiki, Moussaka originates somewhere in Arabia:

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moussaka

most arabic/north african coffee shops/restaurants in london offer delicious baklava. if i remember correctly, spelling might be different.
edit: adding to turkish/greek debate. never had baklava in munich.

Damn you, cultural hegemony!

Etymology: Greek hÄ“gemonia, from hÄ“gemÅ?n leader, from hÄ“geisthai to lead

GG, it is not a matter of ignorance. How can anyone "know" for sure when the jury is still out there?

As far as I know, the Greek moussaka and the Turkish musakka are different. Wikipedia confirms this. As for spanakopita, well, I believe it is yet another dish that is named similarly but done in a different way. We do have a dish called ispanakli pide, and the similarity in names alone is a sign that it impossible to determine whether it's Turkish or Greek.

As for baklava itself, I do not know whether it is originally Turkish or not, but again, according to Wikipedia: "The history of baklava is not well-documented; but although it has been claimed by many ethnic groups, the best evidence is that it is of Central Asian Turkic origin, with its current form being developed in the imperial kitchens of the Topkapı Palace."

all I know is that it tastes great!!! anyway I am planning a little trip later on to the Sultan bakery so if anyone lives near hohenzollernplatz and fancies some baklava just let me know...

I find that Greek baklava is different to Turkish baklava, and the place I recommended on Viktuailenmarkt is closer to Greek baklava for me, which is why I prefer it.

Yup, this place is really good for all kinds of Turkish/Greek specialities. They make their own, and they will often give you a little cookie or something to try as well, which is nice.