Baklava was brought (along many others) by the Ottomans, and is prepared differently depending on the regions and cities. In Iranian cuisine, a drier version of baklava is cooked and presented in smaller diamond-shaped cuts flavored with rose water. The cities of and are famous for their baklava, which is widely distributed in Iran. Persian baklava uses a combination of chopped almonds and pistachios spiced with cardamom and a rose water-scented syrup and is lighter than other Middle Eastern versions. Baklava Baklava (, , or ; ) is a rich, sweet dessert pastry made of layers of filo filled with chopped
Mandu (food) Mandu (food) Mandu () are dumplings in Korean cuisine. "Mandu" can be steamed, boiled, pan-fried, or deep-fried. The styles also vary across regions in Korean Peninsula. "Mandu" were long part of Korean royal court cuisine, but are now found in supermarkets, restaurants, and snack places such as "pojangmacha", "bunsikjip" throughout Korea. The name is cognate with the names of similar types of meat-filled dumplings along the Silk Road in Central Asia, such as Uyghur "manta" (), Turkish ', Kazakh "mänti" (), Uzbek ', and Armenian "mantʿi" (). Chinese "mántou" (; ) is also considered a cognate, which used to mean