Kaymak
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Kaymak, sarshir, or qashta/ashta, is a creamy dairy food similar to clotted cream, made from the milk of water buffalo, cows, sheep, or goats in Central Asia, some Balkan countries, some Caucasus countries, the countries of the Levant, Turkic regions, Iran and Iraq. In Poland, the name kajmak refers to a confection similar to dulce de leche instead.
Kaymak from Turkey
Turkish bread pudding topped with kaymak
Palenta, cornmeal mush with kajmak and bacon
Traditional wooden bowls for making and storing kaymak (Ethnographic Museum, Belgrade)
Baklava
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Baklava is a layered dessert made of filo pastry sheets, filled with chopped nuts, and sweetened with syrup or honey.
Large baking sheets are used for preparing baklava.
Baklava cut in a lozenge shape
Algerian baklawa served during Eid
Syrian baklawa