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Which country owns the baklava recipe?

Syria, Greece, Egypt, Turkey - and many more countries - all lay claim to the inventing the popular sweet. SBS News asks the experts for their theories.

Baklava

baklava Source: Wikimedia Commons

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By Heba Kassoua

Presented by Al Bayt Baytak



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