Haliva

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Haleva
Haliva
CourseMain course
Place of originCircassia
Serving temperatureHot
Main ingredientsBeef, 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)

See also

Haliva and mataz, two traditional Adyghe snacks
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