Nazook

TypePastry

Place of originArmenia or Assyria

Main ingredientsSpices, sugar, flour, eggs, butter, and nuts

Nazook

Nazook
Type	Pastry
Place of origin	Armenia or Assyria
Main ingredients	Spices, sugar, flour, eggs, butter, and nuts
Media: Nazook

Nazook (also spelled nazuk or nazouk; Armenian Նազուկ) is a rolled Assyrian or Armenian pastry made from flour, butter, sugar, sour cream, yeast, vanilla extract and eggs, with a filling (khoriz) often made with nuts, especially walnuts.^[1] Nazook is sometimes referred to as gata.

There is also a variation made with lemon juice and cranberries.^[2]