Answers.com > Wiki Answers > Categories > Travel & Places > Countries States and Cities > Turkey (Country) > What country is the origin of Halvah?

What country is the origin of Halvah?

In: Turkey (Country) [Edit categories]

Answer:

india

------------------------------
Halva, or halva, is a Turkish confection dating back well beyond recorded history. The word means 'sweetmeat', and there are several languages which feature similar words, with differing spellings, for similar confectionery. It has long been associated with Turkey in particular and with the eastern Mediterranean region in general.
------------------------------

First answer by ID1975641838. Last edit by Patwoods. Contributor trust: 567 [recommend contributor ]. Question popularity: 1 [recommend question].

[report abuse]

Can you answer these Turkey (Country) questions?

	How were the women treated in the Ottoman Empire?	Answer it!
	Does turkey have a king or queen?	Answer it!
	What are the top rated dental universities in Turkey?	Answer it!
	Why is Atatürk so deified in Turkey?	Answer it!
	What was a Turkish soldier like?	Answer it!

Relevant answers:

What are country origins?
old-time music, Blues and spiritual
What is the origin and country of origin of surname Ridley?
The surname Ridley is of Anglo-Saxon origin, and is a locational name from any of various places in England.Ridley in Cheshire, recorded as "Riddeleg" in 1255, and in Northumberland, recorded as...
What is the origin and country of origin of the surname Falconi?
The origin of the surname Falconi is Italian, derived from "falcon". For more information, see related links below.
What is the origin and country of origin of the surname Haidacher?
This surname Haidacher is of German and Swiss German origin, mostly found in Austria in the province called Landeck. The name perhaps means "heath running water" from Haid, perhaps also as Heid,...
What is the origin and or country of origin of the surname Bogdanovich?
This common Russian family name has the following ancestry : answer from ancestry.com Bogdanovich - Belorussian and Ukrainian; Serbian and Croatian (Bogdanovic): patronymic from the personal name...