Tahini cookies

When it comes to food, Israelis can be very fickle. One day, without any notice, everybody discovers a brand-new favourite delight, and treats it as the absolute best thing since sliced bread. This normally doesn’t last long, before something new and equally exciting makes a surprise appearance. This was the case when tahini or ‘halva’ cookies were at the height of their popularity a few years ago. There was no escaping them. You could find them in all the cafés, in every bakery and in the