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Kaak (pastry)

Kaak
TypePastry
Place of originIran
Region or stateKermanshah of Iran
Main ingredientsflour, eggs, cardamom, sugar and cinnamon oil

Kaak (Persian: کاک, Southern Kurdish: کاک) is a native pastry of the Kurdish city of Kermanshah of Iran.[1][2] Kaak has a thin, fragile and roll appearance that is produced out of flour, eggs, cardamom, and cinnamon oil and is covered with powdered sugar on it dried nuts such as almonds and pistachios and coconuts to the ground.[3] Also, a type of pastry similar to Kaak called Yokheh is cooked in Shiraz.

In 2012, during the 7th National Meeting of the Policy Council for Registration of Spiritual Heritage of Iran, Kaak was registered in the list of spiritual heritage of Kermanshah province.[1]

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