Halawa with Biscuit

Halawa with biscuit is a variation of the familiar halawa, the sweet made from tahini (sesame paste) and sugar, with pieces of biscuit mixed through it for added crunch. Like plain halawa, it is commonly eaten at breakfast, spread or crumbled onto bread, or enjoyed on its own as a snack alongside a cup of tea or coffee. Many families also keep it in the house as an easy sweet to offer guests or to pack in a lunch box. At Dekenet Al Nes, a package-free grocery store in Baaqline in the Chouf, halawa with biscuit is sold by the kilo, so you can take as much or as little as you need. Customers are encouraged to bring their own containers to fill, which helps cut down on plastic and single-use packaging.