Cevizli Baklava
Ceviz means walnuts, so this is simply walnut baklava. As walnuts have a more bitter flavor than pistachio, it's less sweet than the pistachio and, if you're ordering more than one variety at once, forms a nice counter-balance to many of the sweeter forms of the dessert.
Bülbül Yuvası
This is a baklava's whose name literally means "nightingale's nest" due to the way it looks, with a circular shape and hollow interior. The center is stuffed with pistachios or walnuts and it's doused in syrupy sugar water. It tends to be a little bit tougher in terms of consistency than other kinds of baklava, and when it's served with walnuts (which is perhaps most common) it feels almost like a meal rather than a lighter dessert!
Sütlü Nuriye
The lightest and wettest of all the baklavas, Sütlü Nuriye is topped with milk rather than a syrup, which gives the baklava a different color and lighter feel. Because it's made with milk, it goes off more quickly than other types of baklava so much be eaten fresh, but when you get it just out of the oven it's positively heavenly (which is just as well because it's name translates to "Milky radiance!").
Fıstık Sarma
These pistachios rolls are perhaps the most decadent of all the baklavas, as it is almost exclusively made up of pistachio and sugar. It's less sweet than some other baklava, and obviously not made with layers of filo dough. The standard sugar water syrup is still sprinkled on top, and the richness of the pistachio flavor in these rolls is unlike any other dessert in the world. A must try the next time you're in Turkey!
