halva

Summary

halva ranks in the top 0.85% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,272 views/month, #661 of 77,819).^[1]

Key Facts

• halva is made of semolina^[2].
• halva is made of corn starch^[3].
• halva is made of sunflower seed^[4].
• halva is made of oil^[5].
• halva is made of sugar^[6].
• halva is made of flour^[7].
• halva is made of sesame seed^[8].
• halva is a type of confection^[9].
• halva is a type of Sweet confectionery products (ОКП 91 2000)^[10].
• halva is a type of Sugar confectionery (including white chocolate), not containing cocoa^[11].
• halva is a type of pastry^[12].
• halva is part of Turkish cuisine^[13].
• halva is part of Israeli cuisine^[14].
• halva is part of Malay cuisine^[15].
• halva's Commons category is recorded as Halva^[16].
• halva's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Halva^[17].
• halva's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[18].
• halva's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'حَلَاوَة'}^[19].
• halva's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'tr', 'text': 'helva'}^[20].
• halva's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'yi', 'text': 'כאַלװע'}^[21].
• halva's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'he', 'text': 'חַלְוָה'}^[22].
• halva's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'fa', 'text': 'حلوا\u200e'}^[23].
• halva's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ur', 'text': 'حَلوہ'}^[24].
• halva's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'hi', 'text': 'हलवा'}^[25].
• halva's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ks', 'text': 'حٔلوٕ'}^[26].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include confection^[9], Sweet confectionery products (ОКП 91 2000)^[10], Sugar confectionery (including white chocolate), not containing cocoa^[11], and pastry^[12].

Use and Application

Part of include Turkish cuisine^[13], a national cuisine^[27], in Turkey^[28]; Israeli cuisine^[14], a national cuisine^[29], in Israel^[30]; and Malay cuisine^[15], a cuisine by ethnic group^[31].

Influence

Things named for halva include 518 Halawe^[32], an asteroid^[33].

Why It Matters

halva ranks in the top 0.85% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,272 views/month, #661 of 77,819).^[1] halva has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] halva is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]

Entities named for halva include 518 Halawe^[32], an asteroid^[33].