I need help identifying this food...?

Question

Ok.. I am part Lebanese and we had this big Syrian meal a little over a year ago.

I tasted this chalky white (chalky texture and color) 'food' and it made me nearly vomit. Asking my relatives, i found out it was a Lebanese Candy... or that is what they called it anyway.

They called it...

Haleighwe..... except that spelling i WAYYY off. I tried googling it and came up with nothing.

Please help me find out the actual name and spelling of this 'candy'. Thanks

Answer 1

You probably ate Halva.

Made with Tahini (sesame butter) flour, sugar.

Sometimes they flavor it with cocoa, or add roasted almonds to it.

It’s an acquired taste, not everyone likes it...

Answer 2

sorry, cant help ya

Answer 3

Halawa

Consists of sugar, ground sesame seeds and citric acid. Have your halewe(Plain Halawa)

  for breakfast and dessert. Also called halva

Answer 4

try halwa (halwah, halva, halvah).... there are lots of variations, sounds like you had the nougat kind.  Personally, not my fav either.  Better to stick to the baklava, nammoura & kataifi!

http://www.typetive.com/candyblog/item/h...

Answer 5

Hmm let me know when u find out what it is, sounds weird so Ill taste it :)

Answer 6

It could be HALVA, a confection made of crushed sesame seeds bound with honey. It is served in many Arabian and Mideast countries.

Answer 7

i know what it is but i dont know how to spell it

try helwa

its pronounces h**l-wa

Answer 8

Try checking out "Halva" normally made of crshed sesame seeds and honey.But many,many regional and cultural variations of the recipe exist.

Wikipedia has an good writeup on it.

"The word 'halawa' in Arabic means 'sweetness'"

Answer 9

I think this is it...

http://www.buylebanese.com/browse.asp?su...