Confection popular in South Asia and the Mideast

I believe the answer is:

halva

(Other definitions for halva that I've seen before include "Middle Eastern sweet" , "Honeyed sweetmeat" , "Sweetmeat, originally Turkish, with sesame seeds and honey" , "Mediterranean sweetmeat" , "Sesame flour and honey confection" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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