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Chalwa - how is it called (Chatwa or something)


Meza  
1 Dec 2008 /  #1
i ate a polish cookie/cake or something
and in faguely know what its called: Chatwa or something
it's verry crumbly and light does anybody know where to buy it or how to make it??
pawian 221 | 24,014  
1 Dec 2008 /  #2
Chałwa:



But it`s not an original Polish invention. Turkish, or Arab in general. Poland produces it, though. Different flavours: vanilla, chocolate, with nuts, etc.
I haven`t heard of anybody producing it at home.
You can buy it in every grocer`s/supermarket in Poland.
OP Meza  
1 Dec 2008 /  #3
Thank you, Pawian ;)

just what i needed :)
loco polaco 3 | 352  
1 Dec 2008 /  #4
Turkish, or Arab in general.

jewish?

it's made of sesame.
Guest  
3 Dec 2008 /  #5
can you eat it straight from the pack. mine looked like it was dead. just grey. Is that right? taste was unfamiliar
pawian 221 | 24,014  
3 Dec 2008 /  #6
can you eat it straight from the pack.

Yes, of clurse, just like a bar of chocolate.

mine looked like it was dead. just grey. Is that right?

yes, exactly.

taste was unfamiliar

Hmm, depends... I have had it since I was a child so it is familiar and likeable....
Dagmara 1 | 38  
5 Dec 2008 /  #7
You can find it in American supermarkets on the Jewish Foods isle, they call it halva.
osiol 55 | 3,921  
5 Dec 2008 /  #8
I think it's best eaten in small quantities as, although it can be nice, it can leave a residue in the mouth. I prefer it with pistachios. It's kind of eastern Mediterranean thing. Not central Mediterranean. Eastern.

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