Baklava 33 dough layers, referring to the years of Christ's life. In Azerbaijani cuisine ', made with walnuts or almonds, is usually cut in a rhombus shape and is traditionally served during the spring holiday of . In the cuisine of Bosnia "Ruzice" is the name of the regional variant of baklava. In Crimean Tatar cuisine, the "" is their variant of baklava. In Lebanese, Syrian, Jordanian, Iraqi, Egyptian, Israeli and Palestinian cuisines, baklava prepared from phyllo dough sheets, butter, walnuts and sugar syrup is cut into lozenge-shaped pieces. In the Maghreb, mainly Libyan, Tunisian, Algerian and Moroccan cuisines, the pastry
Turkish cuisine a traditional winter drink, which is also known as millet wine (served cold with cinnamon and sometimes with leblebi). Sahlep is another favorite in winter (served hot with cinnamon). Sahlep is extracted from the roots of wild orchids and may be used in Turkish ice cream as well. This was a popular drink in western Europe before coffee was brought from Africa and came to be widely known. "Limonata" (lemonade) is very popular. It is traditionally served with baklava and other sweets. Sometimes lemonade is served with strawberry flavoring. This is called "çıleklı lımonata". Sherbet (Turkish "şerbet," pronounced ) is