Güllaç is a traditional Turkish dessert made with thin, starchy sheets — typically from corn or wheat starch — soaked in sweetened milk and layered with crushed nuts, usually walnuts or pistachios.
Served cold and often garnished with pomegranate seeds or rose petals, it has a delicate, lightly perfumed flavor. Güllaç is especially associated with the month of Ramadan, when it is commonly served to break the fast due to its light texture and ease of digestion.
The dessert’s name derives from the Persian word gulanc, and its preparation dates back to the Ottoman era, making it one of the oldest recorded milk-based desserts in Turkish cuisine. Its layered structure and use of rose water link it to broader Middle Eastern and Central Asian dessert traditions, though its specific form is distinctively Turkish.