Haliva
Course | Main course |
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Place of origin | Circassia |
Serving temperature | Hot |
Main ingredients | Beef, leek, cheese or potato |
Haleva or haliva (Adyghe: хьэлжъо [ħalʐʷa]) is a fried dough turnover filled with either potatoes or Circassian cheese.
Variations
- Haliva stuffed with cottage cheese (Helive q'wey lhalhe delhu)
- Haliva stuffed with potato (Helive ch'ert'of delhu)
- Haliva stuffed with potato and cheese (Helive ch'ert'ofre q'weyre delhu)
- Haliva stuffed with haricot beans(Heliva jesh delhu)
- Haliva stuffed with pears (Helive q'wzch delhu)