SC - Hulwa
Phil & Susan Troy
troy at asan.com
Fri Sep 11 20:40:18 PDT 1998
Kiriel & Chris wrote:
>
> Weiszbrod, Barbara A wrote:
> > I have a question though. What excactly is hulwa? On the
> > ingredients list for the candy it said tahini, hulwa....etc. Is it a
> > flavoring? Does it come from a plant? Or am I
> > missunderstanding/missremembering what I read?
> >
> > Alys D.
>
> Hulwa (known sometimes as halva) here is really just a kind of solid
> sweet tahini! It is basically ground sesame seeds with honey. (I do
> love the sort that you can buy with chocolate swirls through it; not
> period of course but scrumptious)
>
> Kiriel
I believe hulwa, halvah, etc., is a generic term meaning "candy" , or solid
sweet, or some such. You can make hulwa out of a number of different
ingredients, the one commonly sold commercially is indeed made from ground
sesame and honey or other syrup, but there are versions calling for semolina,
nuts, and a bunch of other stuff, if I remember correctly.
I think there are several hulwa recipes in Al-Baghdadi. Or is it the
Kitab-al-thingummy? Or both.
Adamantius
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Phil & Susan Troy
troy at asan.com
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