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Haleva
Haliva
Course Main course
Place of origin Circassia
Serving temperatureHot
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)

See also

Haliva and mataz, two traditional Adyghe snacks