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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.
Joyva is a chocolate and confectionery manufacturer headquartered in Brooklyn, New York. "The house that sesame built" [1] was started in 1907 by a newly immigrated man from Kyiv, Ukraine, named Nathan Radutzky, who was looking to start a company producing and selling sesame-based halvah.
The name halva (халва) is used for several related varieties of the Middle Eastern dessert. Tahan / tahini halva (тахан / тахини халва) is the most popular version, available in two different types with sunflower and with sesame seed. Traditionally, the regions of Yablanitsa and Haskovo are famous manufacturers of halva.
Turkish delight, or lokum (//lɔ.kʊm//) is a family of confections based on a gel of starch and sugar.Premium varieties consist largely of chopped dates, pistachios, hazelnuts or walnuts bound by the gel; traditional varieties are often flavored with rosewater, mastic gum, bergamot orange, or lemon.
Halvah ice cream is a Middle Eastern variation of ice cream which is made of sesame Halva, tahini, eggs, cream, and sugar, and usually topped with pistachios and Silan (date syrup). [ 1 ] [ citation needed ] It has been compared to Snickers ice cream.
Although Sheki halva has its own recipe and characteristics, this type of halva is thought to have originated in ancient Mesopotamia. [1] [2] There are some stories known in Sheki regarding Sheki halva's origins. According to one, it was prepared by cooks of the Sheki khan who loved sweet desserts and ordered to make something very sweet. As a ...
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Halva means sweets in Hindi and Halvai or Halwai are sweet makers They are also known as Mohammadi Halwai, Adnani. [ citation needed ] . The Halwai are a Sunni Muslim community.