Halawa is a favourite dessert in the Middle East. Served with coffee or tea, it is the perfect ending to any meal. Halwa is eaten as a filling in sandwiches made from pita bread. It is known there as "Halawa Tahinia".

It is made from tahini (sesame seed paste), combined with sugar, and shaped into blocks., many additions and variations exist, such as halwa with pistachios, halwa with chocolate, halwa with hazelnuts, and more. Because it is rich in calories and filling, and not expensive, it is a staple of the working class. It also need no fridge to keep for a long time.

One of the basic ingredients of Middle Eastern food, tahina is an oily paste made from crushed sesame seeds. It is used in a variety of foods such as hummus and babaghanush as well as on its own as a condiment.

Our confectioners art is obvious as we can create a wide variety of tastes and textures, as variations on a few essential ingredients sugars, chocolate, nuts, milk and butter.

Ground sesame seed butter, or tahina, provides a characteristic flavour, and its combination of oil and fiber contributes to a variety of novel textures.