CULTURE


Halva: a culinary speciality in Azerbaijan

In this episode of Postcards, we discover an Azeri delicacy: baklava, or halva. According to the experts, this is a dessert which was already known in Ancient Mesopotamia, in the seventh century BC. For euronews, Aurora Velez reports that halva is the quintessential Azeri dessert. Each region has its own recipe: euronews has been tasting the version from Sheki.