Meth and Nougat Halva

Named after a game played with a stick (meth) and anklebone, met halva is a flavor unique to Eskişehir. The halva, which is made by using flour, oil, sugar, lemon and water, is 2-3 cm in diameter and 6 cm long, is cut horizontally and has cocoa and vanilla flavors.

This famous halvah is reminiscent to the flavor of Turkish fairy floss. Met halva is the product of a tradition that was established when a game of met was played and the party that lost had the honor of making halva on long winter nights. Nougat halvah, summer halva with walnuts, tahini halva and baker’s peel halva made with the help of a soaproot baker’s peel are among other traditional flavors of Eskişehir.