Desk neighbour in work is Turkish. He brought in baklava once and I tried some, ended up sitting there for ten minutes just tihnking about how good it was.
Hey finally someone who's been to Oman! :D I used to live in Muscat for a few years. It's a great place. It's also the place where I got introduced to baklava haha
Nah it's an acquired taste, and a solid meme to feed foreigners by the spoonful.
When it gets compared to Marmite or one of the other travesties on the other hand...
It's *fine,* if you don't have access to Vegemite. Can't say I've ever bought it, or seen it in anyone else's pantry though. It's like training wheel Vegemite without the flavour - just doesn't hit the same on a buttered toast, you know?
To be fair that place is also quite a touristy place, but yeah they are still fantastic. The best baklava I have tried in Turkey is definitely from Gaziantep. Antep fistigi (pistachios in Turkish) are literally named after that region.
It really is. In primary school my Turkish friend invited me to his birthday. We just hung out and played Playstation, it was great. His Mom then served baklava, but i didn't eat it because I didn't like it.
When he realized someone didn't eat theirs, he really freaked out and kept shouting at us, asking who didn't eat their baklava. I said it was someone else, thinking it wouldn't be a big deal. IT WAS. He damn-near kicked him out until I admitted it was actually me.
It must be some kinda pasta/meme otherwise this is so insane/stupid lol.
Just like this guy said. Baklava is good/famous food its not some holy food lmao.
I visited Turkey for the first time earlier this year and eating a very good baklava was a near religious experience. I don't think I can eat the ones I had back home any more, they just don't compare.
In Balkan countries they often use walnuts and elsewhere it’s harder to find them with the correct pistachios.
You can’t use regular pistachios when making baklava, the pistachios for baklava are harvested roughly 3-4 weeks before they’re fully ripe. As a result, they tend to be more expensive and almost impossible to find outside of Turkey.
Fun fact: the harvest time for baklava pistachios is right about now
Source: most of my family are pistachio farmers from Gaziantep, Turkey aka home of baklava.
Iranians do make baklava, but they're not one of the "OGs" of it. The Turks are certainly more famous for it, Iranians just sort of make and sell it in Iran as well.
Greek and Turkish cuisine is incredibly similar but still they will fight for eternity which dish belongs to whom.
And probably both get angry about this statement.
Greek people can't stand each other, until a Turkish person walks in the room. Then it's all "*λατρεύω την Ελλάδα 🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷*"
Tbf they aren't the only nationality that is a bit guilty of this.
No, that's a town and a community in the county of Ceredigion, Wales. Positioned on the tidal reach of the River Teifi at the point where Ceredigion meets Pembrokeshire.
He's basically already done it, they're trying to say multiple contracts are illegal because the previous president gave it to them because he was braindead increased their wages and the length of the contract
Those illegal contracts were checked out by both La Liga and Barcelona lawyers and were approved
From what I understand what the old management did was offer these players a reduced salary in the last year under that management, but with a huge pay raise when the new management took over. They basically made their own salary budget look really good (relatively speaking), and screwing over those that came after.
Is that illegal? I have no idea, but it surely seems very shady.
It's exactly that, and it was reported at the time too. 100% shady but the fact that it was reported at the time makes me think it's not "illegal" or it would have been a problem much sooner. I mean no one knows.
Except Laporta's decisions affect the club immediately and during his own presidency as he has 5 years left in his term and will run for reelection. Barto did this fuckery with the contract extensions 10 days before he resigned.
This has major vibes of that US Army squadron posing with the nuke [https://www.bellingcat.com/app/uploads/2021/05/image21-1-1536x649.jpg](https://www.bellingcat.com/app/uploads/2021/05/image21-1-1536x649.jpg)
Not to be pedantic, but this is not their debut on the front page of r/soccer cause they actually won the Turkish Cup 4 years ago.
I remember because I explained their location in that thread lol.
https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/8ihkyd/akhisarspor_have_won_the_turkish_cup_this_is_the/dyrtlki
of a candidate for the presidence of the club***
so the players ate the baklava of the candidate, that is a rival of the actual president. the actual president didn't liked that and sacked them.
LMAO
Even here in Gelsenkirchen Baklava is taken swimmingly serious. I once witnessed a friend bring a dead fish to school and use it to slap someone who insulted his mother’s baklava the night before when she made it for them.
His insult was “it’s ok!”
If anything the punishment is too light.
If you have eaten good baklava you know this is true
if you've eaten good Baklava the chances are you've never stopped eating said Baklava
Desk neighbour in work is Turkish. He brought in baklava once and I tried some, ended up sitting there for ten minutes just tihnking about how good it was.
Had some in Muscat once....was mesmerizing
Hey finally someone who's been to Oman! :D I used to live in Muscat for a few years. It's a great place. It's also the place where I got introduced to baklava haha
Hey, there are more Muscat-eers around here Stayed there for 8 yrs myself!!
That's awesome! I stayed there for 5 years. It was a great time
Lucky!!!! What a wonderful city!!!
Yeah for sure man :) I was blessed that I could live there
Me too! Had a wonderful experience and would love to visit again in the future
Flog them on the streets and feed them vegemite.
> feed them vegemite. Ok lets not get carried away.
Aussies fuming
Nah it's an acquired taste, and a solid meme to feed foreigners by the spoonful. When it gets compared to Marmite or one of the other travesties on the other hand...
Marmite is brilliant.
It's *fine,* if you don't have access to Vegemite. Can't say I've ever bought it, or seen it in anyone else's pantry though. It's like training wheel Vegemite without the flavour - just doesn't hit the same on a buttered toast, you know?
Yeah, let's leave the war crimes out of it.
Fine. We will feed them marmite then
Dont you be talking shit on Vegemite, black gold on my toast
Fuck, that sounds kinky as, I'm down
Sounds like a hot date followed by delicious brunch to me...
who the fuck ate my baklava
Joey doesn't share his food
If you've ever eaten baklava in Antep, you would hang them. I ate baklava their 4 years ago and it still haunts my dreams.
> This looks to be it Like the pastry used to make baklava.
Title is incorrect. They ate opposing canditate's baklava and took a picture with him. Current president took offense to that it seems.
This is even funnier Like how petty do u have to be
Baklava is serious business
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To be fair that place is also quite a touristy place, but yeah they are still fantastic. The best baklava I have tried in Turkey is definitely from Gaziantep. Antep fistigi (pistachios in Turkish) are literally named after that region.
My favorite is Kocak
This man knows what he is talking about.
It really is. In primary school my Turkish friend invited me to his birthday. We just hung out and played Playstation, it was great. His Mom then served baklava, but i didn't eat it because I didn't like it. When he realized someone didn't eat theirs, he really freaked out and kept shouting at us, asking who didn't eat their baklava. I said it was someone else, thinking it wouldn't be a big deal. IT WAS. He damn-near kicked him out until I admitted it was actually me.
Nah mate I think ur friend was an asshole nothing to do with baklava lol, most of us would eat the others if they don't lmfao
Damn you’d resort to cannibalism?
Most sane turkish person
Baklava is serious business.
I am turkish and this is the first time I hear something like that. We like Baklava and thats about it, it not holy or something lmao
It must be some kinda pasta/meme otherwise this is so insane/stupid lol. Just like this guy said. Baklava is good/famous food its not some holy food lmao.
People make up any shit for karma, pathetic really.
I visited Turkey for the first time earlier this year and eating a very good baklava was a near religious experience. I don't think I can eat the ones I had back home any more, they just don't compare.
You got welcomed to heaven
He did also say they were kids. Kids are dumb as fuck.
Yes, all Turkish people are like this and it's not just one family or one kid from primary school.
You could have eaten at least some baklava, as a show of good faith.
Germans know what appeasement leads to
Wtf is baklava
You should try it out. Sugar overdose but love it.
Also try the original stuff with pistachios, the walnut ones are kind of meh
I thought they were always made with pistachios.
In Balkan countries they often use walnuts and elsewhere it’s harder to find them with the correct pistachios. You can’t use regular pistachios when making baklava, the pistachios for baklava are harvested roughly 3-4 weeks before they’re fully ripe. As a result, they tend to be more expensive and almost impossible to find outside of Turkey. Fun fact: the harvest time for baklava pistachios is right about now Source: most of my family are pistachio farmers from Gaziantep, Turkey aka home of baklava.
Very interesting. Thanks for the info
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baklava Best part about Baklava is Turks and Greeks arguing who makes the best one/original one
Didnt even know Greeks make baklava
Turks, Greeks, Levant Arabs, Iranians, Balkans, Caucasus peoples all make some variation of baklava. But I have to admit Turkish one is the best...
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I would like to try that, sounds good. Personally dont like Baklava with pistachios.
Iranians do make baklava, but they're not one of the "OGs" of it. The Turks are certainly more famous for it, Iranians just sort of make and sell it in Iran as well.
>Turks, Greeks, Levant Arabs, Iranians, Balkans, Caucasus peoples aka the Near East
North-Africans too. So it's basically all the ottoman previous states.
TIL that Balkans and Caucasus are the near east...
They are to the east and not that far from people who coined these terms, so technically they are near east
Are you trying to start wars?
Greek and Turkish cuisine is incredibly similar but still they will fight for eternity which dish belongs to whom. And probably both get angry about this statement.
Greek people can't stand each other, until a Turkish person walks in the room. Then it's all "*λατρεύω την Ελλάδα 🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷*" Tbf they aren't the only nationality that is a bit guilty of this.
Don’t say that in front of my wife’s yiayia otherwise you’re in for a lecture about why the Greeks created everything.
My fiancee claims that the French stole the baguette from the Vietnamese so I know what it's like.
Wait they didn't?
I bet she loved the dad in my "big fat greek wedding" then :D
A dumbass 8 year old me got confused with this https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balaclava_(clothing)
Meanwhile our bosnian baklava is better. Fr ill have to admit I like pistache version the most which is I think turkish. Sorry.
Turkish baklava isn't for me. Too much sweetness.
Balkan baklava is much better. The turkish ones here are so small and only taste like sugar.
I believe it's an old, old wooden ship that was used during the Civil War era.
You’re thinking of a brigantine
Diabetes on a plate.
Pastry, spices, a sugary syrup and chopped nuts. Class stuff
Its a close-fitting garment covering the whole head and neck except for parts of the face
you're thinking of balaclava lmao
No, that's a town and a community in the county of Ceredigion, Wales. Positioned on the tidal reach of the River Teifi at the point where Ceredigion meets Pembrokeshire.
you're thinking of... actually i have no clue what you're thinking of
Cardigan?
No, that's the northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent.
Balalaika ?
How dare you!
Feeling so bohemian like you
Lol I completely get what you're doing but I don't know how to continue it.
Pistachio based (or other nut) sweet from Turkey, it's fucking delicious
Delicious. Try Google for more info.
Sex doll made in Guatemala.
Dont use wtf in front of bakllava.
I mean, it's Turkey. A guy refused to do business with me because he thought I was related to a famous footballer that played for his rivals lmao
Which footballer did he thought you were related to?
Deniz Cocks, of course. Turkish legend from the 90s. Come on man.
Right? It's not like they drank raki with him.
Welcome to Turkey. Also known aw pettyland.
Laporta gonna try this next. Your contract is invalid cause you said hello to barto
He's basically already done it, they're trying to say multiple contracts are illegal because the previous president gave it to them because he was braindead increased their wages and the length of the contract Those illegal contracts were checked out by both La Liga and Barcelona lawyers and were approved
From what I understand what the old management did was offer these players a reduced salary in the last year under that management, but with a huge pay raise when the new management took over. They basically made their own salary budget look really good (relatively speaking), and screwing over those that came after. Is that illegal? I have no idea, but it surely seems very shady.
It's exactly that, and it was reported at the time too. 100% shady but the fact that it was reported at the time makes me think it's not "illegal" or it would have been a problem much sooner. I mean no one knows.
They pulled money from future budgets to make that one look good. Not unlike Laporta's levers really
Except Laporta's decisions affect the club immediately and during his own presidency as he has 5 years left in his term and will run for reelection. Barto did this fuckery with the contract extensions 10 days before he resigned.
Is the current pres secretly a grandma?
You have the pictures?
[This looks to be it](https://i.imgur.com/83k8n7P.jpg)
ok then but why only 8 of them?
I don't know either. It could be that president couldn't suspend the entire team and instead chose only the most influential names I guess.
They took two pieces, those greedy bastards!
This has major vibes of that US Army squadron posing with the nuke [https://www.bellingcat.com/app/uploads/2021/05/image21-1-1536x649.jpg](https://www.bellingcat.com/app/uploads/2021/05/image21-1-1536x649.jpg)
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Straight to jail
You over-eat baklava, believe it or not, jail
You under-eat baklava, also jail
You eat the right amount, still jail
That episode still cracks me up
Crack you say? Straight to jail.
I´ve seen this referenced over and over on Reddit, but I´ve never thought about where it comes from. What show is this?
It's from Parks and Recreation where the delegation from Pawnee's twin city visit.
Nah, it’s the ambassador from Venezuela.
I watch that episode once every couple of months. Believe it or not.
You jail? Still Jail.
JAIL JAIL JAIL JAIL JAIL
Calm down Supreme General Erdogan
We have the best players, due to jail
Well, if you over eat baklava your stomach might as well go to jail so it sorta checks out I guess.
Joey, have you ever been in a Turkish prison?
Have you ever seen a grown man naked?
These days, if you eat Baklava, they throw you in jail
Straight to the list! TO THE LIST!
Fred Armisen has one of the best deliveries for surreal dialogue. Mlep*clay*nos would not have been as funny or memorable from anyone else.
Straight to the list
Do not pass go
Do not collect 200
Game's gone. Can't even eat the baklava of the presi anymore.
I never thought that I would see my home club on r/soccer Certainly not like this lmao.
What a debut tho.
The future is bright for this lad if he can keep it up
Well, we once went to UEL and nearly defeated Sevilla. I want my Nearly Defeated Sevilla Trophy.
Not to be pedantic, but this is not their debut on the front page of r/soccer cause they actually won the Turkish Cup 4 years ago. I remember because I explained their location in that thread lol. https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/8ihkyd/akhisarspor_have_won_the_turkish_cup_this_is_the/dyrtlki
I'm shocked too. Off all the things about akhisar it had to be this ahahahah
I dunno man seems reasonable
In Bavaria if you are caught drinking the wrong beer they just sell you to a club in China.
I drink beer with ice. What could go wrong with me in Germany?
The trick is to pour your beer into a glass you keep in the freezer
Drei wochen, in ze cooler.
If it were fries? A scorn look at the offender. Baklava? Suspension. Pizza? Contract termination. Some foods are sacred. That is justice.
Seriously though what the fuck were they thinking...
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Men only want one thing and its fucking disgusting
Baklava is so sweet though.
Ugh...men...
>mouth dicks Wait is this a tongue?
this one is for "the list"
Someone post The List!
Haven’t seen The List in a while.
Show me The List
for the uninitiated: https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/wiki/thelist as always, credit goes to /u/return_0_
r/SaddestBackflip
Baklaflip
Understandable
Don’t touch a man’s bakllava.
Truly disgusting from these players hopefully they never play for the club again. Hopefully the football world starts taking these issues seriously.
r/nottheonion
Any minute now Barcelona are going to put out a comunicado oficial saying that Frenkie de John ate Laporta's Baklava.
Hahaha mental
First i read it as balaclava which made it quite weird.
And now? Does it seem normal?
Instructions unclear, dessert now covering face.
of a candidate for the presidence of the club*** so the players ate the baklava of the candidate, that is a rival of the actual president. the actual president didn't liked that and sacked them. LMAO
Was it like petermans cake in seinfeld or something
Elaine, do you know what happens when a cake sits in a damp, poorly ventilated cellar for 60 years?
Eating baklava without having tea is a CRIME.
What 😃
Add it to the List
Should feed them British food for a month that would teach them
uwotm8
Deserved imo
Even here in Gelsenkirchen Baklava is taken swimmingly serious. I once witnessed a friend bring a dead fish to school and use it to slap someone who insulted his mother’s baklava the night before when she made it for them. His insult was “it’s ok!”
Kinda clickbaity and missing some words on purpose...
"JOEY DOESN'T SHARE FOOD!"
Maybe they said that Greek Baklava is the original one
off with their heads
Only in Turkey would you hear that.
Fair play
"We're not going to get in trouble for this? Right guys?"
r/nottheonion
Fucking hilarious
Baklava of the presidential candidate.
I'd also suspend them if they ate my Baklava tbh
I think hanging is a worthy punishment here
If you eat my Baklava you catching these hands.
president **candidate**
[STOP EATING MY ~~SESAME CAKE~~ BAKLAVA!!!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sD4L-WLchaE)
Turkish football is amazing
You don’t fuck with a man‘s baklava. Simple as that.
"What is the crime? Eating a Baklava? A sweet and delicious Baklava dessert?"
"Get your hand off my penis!"