halva
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Key facts
- Food.served
- Cold
- Food.name
- Halva
- Food.image
- File:Orient sweets (special halva) Samarkand, Siyab.jpg
- Food.place_of_origin
- Iran (Persia)
- Food.region
- Middle East, South Asia, Central Asia, Eastern Europe, Balkans, South Caucasus, North Africa, Horn of Africa
- Food.type
- Confectionery, dessert
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27 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Types
- Grain-based halva
- Sesame
- Sunflower
- Peanuts
- Carrots
- Other
- Floss halva
- Cultural and national variations
- Albania
- Armenia
- Azerbaijan
- Greece
- Italy
- India
- Iran
- Israel
- Myanmar (Burma)
- [[Palestine]]
- Syria
- Turkey
- United States
- Somalia
- See also
- References
Halva (also halvah, halwa, halua; ) is a type of confectionery that is spread throughout the Middle East and North Africa, East Africa, Eastern Europe, and the Balkans, Central Asia, and South Asia. The name refers to a broad variety of recipes, generally a thick paste made from flour, butter, oil, saffron, rosewater, milk, turmeric powder, and sugar.
==Etymology==