Meaning of saray helva | Babel Free
Definitions
A traditional Turkish food made of white sugar, wheat flour, butter, vegetable margarine and vanillin.
Examples
“And before she could answer⟳ he had put⟳ something in her mouth. She didn't chew and instead let⟳ the sweetness dissolve on her tongue. 'Fresh saray helwa. The best palace sweet,' he beamed.”
“Another sweet which has a threadlike texture is saray helvasi, made in Turkey and Iran, from flour, oil, and sugar. The mixture is worked to give⟳ numerous fine, parallel threads, rather like⟳ a skein of silk.”
“Everyone who goes to Istanbul brings back a comparison with them, just like⟳ they would Turkish delight, or floss halva, saray helva, Bolçi chocolates.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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