Sesame seed candy

Sesame seed candy

Three varieties of sesame seed candy
Type	Confectionery
Place of origin	Ancient Greece
Main ingredients	Sesame seeds, sugar or honey
Media: Sesame seed candy

The term "sesame candy" may also refer to sesame halva.

Sesame seed candy is a confection of sesame seeds and sugar or honey pressed into a bar or ball. It is popular from the Middle East through South Asia to East Asia. The texture may vary from chewy to crisp. It may also be called sesame (seed) candy/bar/crunch; sesame seed cake may refer to the confection or to a leavened cake or cookie incorporating sesame.