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Halva (also halvah, halwa, halua, [1] and other spellings; Arabic: حلوى Bhojpuri:𑂯𑂪𑂳𑂄, Hindi: हलवा, Persian: حلوا, Urdu: حلوا) is a type of confectionery that is widely spread throughout the Middle East and North Africa, the Balkans, Central Asia, and South Asia.
Sideritis, also known as ironwort, [1] mountain tea, Greek tea and shepherd's tea, is a genus of flowering plants known for their use as herbal medicine, commonly as a herbal tea. They are abundant in Mediterranean regions, the Balkans , the Iberian Peninsula and Macaronesia , but can also be found in Central Europe and temperate Asia.
Haitoglou Bros was founded in 1924 by three brothers, Eleftherios, Konstantinos and Savvas Haitoglou who were Greek refugees originally from Ikonio, Asia Minor. [4] In 1931, the company moved from a small workshop in the center of Thessaloniki to a larger facility in the outskirts of town and moved again in 1962 to Kalochori, Thessaloniki, where it is still headquartered. [5]
The name akanes dates back to the time of Ottoman rule in Greece, when it was called hakanes halva or royal halva (hakan deriving from the Turkish han and kağan). [1] The sweet is available especially in the regional unit of Serres and in delicacy shops throughout Greece.
Bridge Mix: Various Bridge mix is a mixture of dark and milk chocolate-covered nuts and candies. Zotz: G.B. Ambrosoli Fizzy and sour hard candy containing sherbet. Lemonhead: Ferrara Candy Company: Spherical hard lemon-flavoured candies with a soft, sour-tasting shell.
Breakfast (435 calories) 1 cup low-fat plain strained Greek-style yogurt. 1 serving Cinnamon-Toasted Oats. ½ cup raspberries. 2 Tbsp. chopped walnuts. A.M. Snack (334 calories)
The "fasting" variant, which is vegan, replaces meat with mushrooms or a mix of sautéed onions and rice. In the rest of the Balkans , the top layer is often a custard : this is the version introduced in the UK by Elizabeth David 's Mediterranean Cookery and where it remains the usual presentation.
[23] [24] However, the recipe there is for a filling of nuts and honey, with a top and bottom layer of honey and ground sesame similar to modern pasteli or halva, and no dough, certainly not a flaky dough. [25] Another recipe for a similar dessert is güllaç, a dessert found in Turkish cuisine and considered by some as the origin of baklava. [26]