It is one of the product of Pathein food. They all are sticky and sweet. It basically comesfrom pathein township.It is made up of stickyrice,coconut,butter,andsugar are the main ingredients for it.Local family ofPathein region made halawa.It is famous for its colourful,hand-painted parasols.It takes one to two days to get halawa.Pathein Halawa is eaten for breakfast and also snack. Local people andTourist who come to pathein and chaungtha buy as a present and snack.