Baklava competes with chocolate as a delicious gift.
This article attempts to describe how it can be a great gift choice in parties and other occasions.
When invited over lunch or dinner, many people choose to present a delicious box of chocolates as a gift.
However, in recent years, Baklava has become a popular gift in these occasions.
As it is becoming more available in supermarkets and stores, buying a box of delicious Mediterranean pastries on your way to a party is becoming easier and more feasible.
In addition, chances are low that another invitee will present a similar box too, so your gift will usually stand out.
Moreover, chances are high that many people have never tasted it before, so you can make a good impression by allowing them the chance to try it for the first time, It is a great gift on many occasions such as birthday parties, corporate parties, and baby showers.
Moreover, it is a perfect gift on Valentine when someone is looking to present a sweet gift to his or her sweetheart.
Original Baklava, which is made of thin sweetened layers of phyllo dough filled with pistachios, walnuts, pine nuts, or cashews is believed to have originated in the Ottoman Empire and has made inroads in the United States relatively recently.
It constitutes just one of the many types and varieties that are usually collectively called "Assorted Baklava" which has been very popular in the Middle East for over a hundred years and it is just recently becoming popular in the United States.
It is also known as Mediterranean sweets, Arabic sweets, Middle Eastern sweets, or Lebanese sweets.
It comprises many types of pastries mostly made from nuts filled dough, namely Borma, Basma, Ballorieh, Basima, Basma, Fingers, and Bird's Nest just to name a few.
The original type is the classic type among all Mediterranean pastry types, and it is the most well known in the western world.
Gifting a box of assorted pastries is a great idea as the assortment can contain more than twenty different types.
The diversity provides levels of sweetness guaranteeing that each person will find the perfect type to satisfy his sweet tooth.
Moreover, the different fillings of pistachios, walnuts, pine nuts, and cashews cater to different tastes and preferences.
In summary, presenting a box of delicious assorted baklava at parties will definitely make you stand out and satisfy all tastes.