Why Baklava Is So Hard To Make By Hand

Imam Cagdas has been making baklava the same way since 1887: entirely by hand, without any automation. The Gaziantep shop is now in its fifth generation of ownership, with Burhan Cagdas carrying on the craft his forefathers passed down to him. As food influencers and culinary tourists from around the world make the pilgrimage to try the famous baklava, the family isn't changing a thing. We visited the kitchen to see how this legendary shop keeps a 139-year-old tradition alive. 00:00 - Intro 01:04 - Rolling the dough 02:21 - Layering with clotted cream and pistachios 02:55 - Pistachio sourcing and costs 03:49 - History of Imam Cagdas 04:22 - History of baklava 05:34 - Baking the dessert in wood-burning ovens 06:15 - Impact of 2023 earthquakes 06:40 - Specialty kebabs and Gaziantep's culinary scene 08:22 - Preparing the most popular kebab, ali nazik 08:51 - Tasting ali nazik 09:18 - Finishing the baklava with syrup and ghee 11:14 - Imam Cagdas as a viral sensation 11:41 - Tasting the baklava 12:24 - The restaurant's family legacy 13:09 - Credits ------------------------------------------------------ #baklava #gaziantep #foodhistory #stillstanding #insiderfood MORE STILL STANDING VIDEOS: How A 162-Year-Old Dessert Shop Makes Turkish Delight https://youtu.be/uxe4OrNTU2c Why Indonesia's Mud Crab Industry Could Go Extinct https://youtu.be/TNp8FTCA-LQ Tequila And Mezcal's Newest Rival Is Over 2,000 Years Old https://youtu.be/jucLS44iOkE How A 500-Year-Old Rainbow Sweet Is Preserving One Of Asia's Forgotten Cultures https://youtu.be/tB46WSVuWnY Insider's mission is to inform and inspire. Visit our homepage for the top stories of the day: https://www.businessinsider.com/food Insider Food on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/foodinsider Insider Food on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/insiderfood Insider Food on Twitter: https://twitter.com/insiderfood Insider Food on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@foodinsider Food Wars on Snapchat: https://www.snapchat.com/discover/Food_Wars/9045577297 How One Family Has Been Making Baklava The Same Way For 5 Generations | Still Standing | Insider Food