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Northshore October 2025
Halvah is a well-known treat in the Middle East and Israel. People buy slices of the sesame-based sweet cut from wheels or loaves in open-air markets and snack on it, crumble it onto toast or yogurt, and even make it into sandwiches.  Here on the North Shore, unless you grew up near a Jewish deli or have traveled afar, it isn’t so familiar. But Victoria Wallins thinks it should be. Nut-free, gluten-free, and packed with protein, the crumbly, melt-in-your-mouth candy made from tahini (a paste of ground-up sesame seeds) and sugar syrup is the perfect treat. “I love it,” Wallins says. “I crave it. I grew up eating it as a child,
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