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http://www.halvah.biz/ Halvah is a Turkish confection. It is one of the worlds oldest candies.The earliest references to halvah date as far back as the year 3000 B.C. The word halvah means literally 'sweetmeat'.
Ingredients include tahini and sugar. Tahini is created by grinding sesame seeds into a smooth creamy butter. Sesame seeds are rich in calcium, zinc, iron, phosphorous, protein, niacin and lecithin and many B complex vitamins.
Halvah contains three basic nutrients; protein and vegetable fat from tahini and carbohydrates from sugar. Halvah provides protein and calories, making it an excellent choice for the beginning of the day or for a backpacking energy source.
Halvah varieties include
• Plain (vanilla) without flavoring is the purist form.
• Plain halvah flavored with chocolate.
• Plain halvah and chocolate halvah create marble halvah.
• Plain halvah bars covered in chocolate.
• Plain halvah bars covered in chocolate and rolled in almonds.
• Plain, marble or chocolate halvah with the addition of mixed nuts.
• Plain halvah with the addition of pistachio nuts.