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Talet Cagdas, the owner of Gaziantep's Imam Cagdas restaurant, pours a sugary melted butter mixture over one of the day's first batches of Baklava. It's the finishing touch on a labor intensive sweet.

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Talet Cagdas, the owner of Gaziantep's Imam Cagdas restaurant, pours a sugary melted butter mixture over one of the day's first batches of Baklava. It's the finishing touch on a labor intensive sweet.

Pistachio prices are through the roof, and Turkey’s baklava makers are panicking

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