Halva
Confections often made from nut butters or flours / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Halva (also halvah, halwa,[1] and other spellings; Persian: حلوا) is a type of confectionery originating from Persia (now Iran) and widely spread throughout the Middle East and South Asia. The name is used for a broad variety of recipes, generally a thick paste made from flour, butter, liquid oil, saffron, rosewater, milk, turmeric powder, and sweetened with sugar.[2][3][4][5]
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Type | Confectionery, dessert |
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Place of origin | Persia |
Region or state | Middle East, South Asia, Central Asia, Balkans, South Caucasus, North Africa, Horn of Africa |
Serving temperature | Cold |
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