TÜRK MUTFAĞINDA HELVA
HALVA IN THE TURKISH KITCHEN

Summary/Abstract: In Turkish cuisine, halva has a very important place in terms of nutrition. Since the past, halva is the indispensable dessert of all times from birth to death. While halva, which has settled in our culture from the Middle East countries, is used to be fed in rural areas, it has become a celebration dessert in the palace kitchens. The separation of a separate section for halva making in the palace kitchens reveals the importance given to halva. Due to the beliefs of the nomadic Turks, the belief that well-cooked food will make the souls of the dead happy, caused them to cook halva widely. In addition to these, halva has been the main dessert of meetings in Turkish society. In our country, halva has different names according to the regions. As the regions differed, the materials used changed. The nutritional value of halva can be increased by differentiating the materials used. In this conceptual study, the document review method was chosen to collect data. As a result of the study, it has been revealed that halva has been cooked as a dessert and widely consumed from past to present and it is very important in Turkish culinary culture.

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