Halvas Papagiannopoulou

Knowing the art from Istanbul, the Konstantinos Papagiannopoulos, who served in major trading houses, made the halva making on Volos in 1919 and since then, a century later, the traditional halva Papagiannopoulou still steals the show.

Ο halva -from the Arabic word halva which means "sweet" - came to the country from the Asians, who settled in Greece after the Asia Minor catastrophe and created more than 50 handicrafts of its production, many of which are preserved to this day. This halva, the so-called "grocer", (unlike semolina) is made from tahini (60%) and a mixture of caramel, made from sugar, glucose and chueni (cedar root or halva root, which gives the chewy texture) and is as modern and up-to-date as ever, claiming the title of healthiest dessert, as its raw material, sesame, is a bomb of vitamins and antioxidants.

Ο halva of Papagiannopoulos Available in addition to the traditional square, and in cylindrical shape, in a wide variety of flavors, such as almond, vanilla, cocoa, health chocolate with cocoa and almonds, hazelnut, raisin and orange, as well as varieties without sugar, in packages of 500 grams.

Regarding the history of the company, its founder Konstantinos Papagiannopoulos was succeeded in 1938 by his son Stylianos, who had studied Economics in Marseilles and maintained correspondence with major European companies, was constantly informed about developments at work and abroad. various raw materials, perfumes and packaging materials.

Stylianos Papagiannopoulos managed to make the company one of the largest and most robust of its kind in Greece.

In 1972, Stylianos Papagiannopoulos died and the operation was taken over by his sons Kostas and Giannis and since 1993, after the sudden death of Kostas Papagiannopoulos, the operation continues under the direction of his brother Giannis.

If you find yourself in Volos on Lent and especially on Shrove Monday, in the corner Vassani and Papadiamantis opposite the beautiful train station of Volos and see a queue of people, know that they are the ones who want to get the sought after Papagiannopoulos halva.