A culture condoning spoonfuls of caramel? This, I think is humanity at its most brilliant. Eating Azerbaijani halva is like eating batter without the bad-girl complex. And who really wants the apple in a caramel apple anyway? But the purpose for halva isn't to gorge your own sweet tooth. It's to lift up a community in a time of loss, an attempt to give one's friends and family a moment of sweet relief during mourning. Click at right for the full story, how-to-photos and recipe.3.07.2012
Azerbaijani Halva
A culture condoning spoonfuls of caramel? This, I think is humanity at its most brilliant. Eating Azerbaijani halva is like eating batter without the bad-girl complex. And who really wants the apple in a caramel apple anyway? But the purpose for halva isn't to gorge your own sweet tooth. It's to lift up a community in a time of loss, an attempt to give one's friends and family a moment of sweet relief during mourning. Click at right for the full story, how-to-photos and recipe.
