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Black-and-White Halvah

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BlackandWhite Halvah
Photo by Michael Graydon & Nikole Herriott

Both types of tahini should be roughly the same consistency for this halvah recipe—ideally pretty loose and pourable—which makes it easy to marble them. Most black tahini will be great, but Roland and Whole Foods 365 Organic were the best of the white tahini we tested.

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