It is one of the foods that exist in our culture and are consumed quite a lot. Although it is a dessert product, it is consumed in excess for breakfast. It entered Turkish culture after the acceptance of Islam. Halva, which was widely diversified and consumed during the Ottoman period, was also used as a medicine, supported by medicinal plants. Another interesting information is that before the coffeehouses in Ottoman times, there were frequented places called helvahane.

What Are Halva Types?

* There are many different varieties such as foam halvah, asude halvah, gazi halvah, almond and peanut halvah, kudret halvah and yengen duymasın halvah.
* The main ingredients of halva, which is often made in houses in our country, are usually flour or semolina. Sugar, honey and molasses are usually used for flavoring.

Time and Places Where Halva is Used in Our Culture

* At wedding meals
* For guests who come home during holidays
* In the House of birth
* After someone who died
* After those who went to the army
* For pilgrims returning from Hajj
* In religious Times, the subject is made for neighbors.

History of Halva

After entering the Ottoman culture, it became one of the most popular desserts in the Anatolian lands. And it has added meaning to many times and words in Turkish culture. In Anatolia, people often refer to the death of the elderly, saying, “When will we eat the father's or mother's halva?"they have said or made discourses such as “hope to eat your halva soon” to curse.
In addition, ancient Ottoman people or soldiers held halva conversations and entertainment in helvahans or where they were. In addition, the famous traveler Evliya Çelebi believed that eating dessert should be a good Muslim.
In the pre-Ottoman Turkish States, it was also quite common to make and eat halva due to nomadism. Death and the afterlife were intertwined because of the beliefs of the ancient Turks of Shamanism and tengricism. For this reason, they had to take advantage of the help of the spirits on the other side or make different practices because of the damage that could come from them. One of these applications was to remove a smell. All right, he made a smell when he was cooking halva. For this reason, it had a very important place for the Turkish nation.

How To Make Halva?

To put it simply, we first roast our flour with as much butter as you will make the recipe. After the flour gets a caramelized color when roasting, we reduce it to the bottom. And we pour the sorbet that we have made before on it and take it to rest.