Comments on: Persian Halvah

By: Ahluuul

Ahluuul — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 10:39:20 +0000

My condolences on the loss of your friend.

Your halva looks exactly like my friend used to make. She made it with butter and it never tasted floury either. I’m trying to rack my brain to think what she used to sweeten it…I really think it was honey. I know she melted the butter, added the flour however I can’t remember when she added the saffron (maybe into the butter?) or what she used to sweeten it. Sorry just thinking out loud…

Btw, I do think all the exaggerated crying like is mentioned above at Mid-Eastern funerals all a put on act to show everyone who loved the deceased more – my Persian friends told me that you can even rent-a-crowd to do all the crying so people would think the deceased was so widely loved! And the funny thing is it’s not even Islamic to wail, moan, beat oneself, tear clothing etc yet some people do it. It would seem to a child very disturbing indeed!

By: Leila Hauck

Leila Hauck — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 19:15:19 +0000

The color of this halva is definitely not all the way done! Looks too light! A good and tasty halva should be darkish brown.

By: My Persian Kitchen

My Persian Kitchen — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 19:40:39 +0000

Sarah, welcome! Thank you for your kind words. Darn, I am so bummed the guy removed the video. It was hilarious!

By: sarah

sarah — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 06:30:06 +0000

I really enjoy your site- just found it and truly was sucked in. That was a great writeup about your friend. Unfortunately, the video at the end does not work. I’m looking forward to seeing and trying more of your recipes.

By: My Persian Kitchen

My Persian Kitchen — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 17:11:49 +0000

Lulu, I have never made sohan before, but I will put it on my list of requests to make it!

By: Lulu

Lulu — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 05:45:54 +0000

Great blog! I love halvah. Do you happen to have a recipe for sohan?

By: Mubeena

Mubeena — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 07:44:14 +0000

i loooooove Halvaaaaaaa !!! cant resist it …
though its not weight friendly ;P

ooh ,, guess i have to go and make some

thanks for this beatuiful blog Chef …

By: My Persian Kitchen

My Persian Kitchen — Wed, 26 May 2010 06:24:03 +0000

Karen, thank you for your kind words. I would not suggest mailing halvah as it’s delicate and can go bad.

By: Karen

Karen — Wed, 26 May 2010 05:56:52 +0000

Oh my goodness, I totally bypassed the part where you said halvah is usually associated with funerals in Iran! I guess I don’t want to send halvah to my friends then! Oops!

By: Karen

Karen — Wed, 26 May 2010 05:53:20 +0000

I’m very glad I found your blog through a link from Azita’s blog Tumeric & Saffron. And I am so sorry to hear about the loss of your friend. I also unexpectedly lost a dear friend to Crohn’s Disease a few months ago so I feel your pain.

I was wondering if halvah is something that can be mailed. I’m looking for something I can send to my friend (also named Azita) & her husband and daughter. I usually send them American baked goods like cookies or cake, but I would love to surprise them with something Persian. She just got back from a visit to her family in Tehran & sent me some of the best gaz I’ve ever had. Now I’m wanting to find a good pastry or candy recipe that will ship well so I can return the favor (& the weight!)