Middle Eastern

A. region where the Topkapi Palace kitchens raised baklava in the fifteenth century, Hacı Bekir codified lokum in Istanbul in 1777, Gaziantep took the PGI for baklava in 2013, and Yotam Ottolenghi reset the mezze table at Ottolenghi London in 2002. We pulled together every finishing technique worth knowing — eight techniques, deep — from the souks, sweet shops, and pass kitchens that keep the tray.

Middle Eastern sits under Decorate in the HowTo Food menu. It has 8 sections: Cake, Cookie, Plate, Table, Party, Holiday, Wedding and Dessert.