#halva variant

• Halva variant — A regional, archaic form or a popularly altered phonetic variant for the noun 'halva' (a confectionery product of Middle Eastern origin, prepared from ground sesame or sunflower seeds mixed with sugar syrup or honey); a form reflecting the apheresis of the initial consonant 'h' in certain dialects. Also, capitalized as 'Alva', it functions internationally as a unisex given name of Hebrew or Scandinavian origin.
• White nougat — A traditional, compact, and chewy confectionery product prepared by boiling sugar syrup or honey, mixed with a vegetable foam (usually obtained from soapwort) for whitening, and structurally embedded with roasted walnut kernels, hazelnuts, or seeds; nougat or halva variant. It represents a popular sweet specific to traditional Balkan and Romanian fairs.