Baghdad, Iraq
Luzina
لوزينة
Fruit and nut paste — usually apricot or date with almond — cooked with starch and sugar and cut into soft, chewy squares.
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Iraq
Mann Al-Sama
من السماء
Nougat of egg white, sugar and pistachio, traditionally made with the sweet exudate of tamarisk trees, cut into blocks and dusted with starch.
United Arab Emirates
Stuffed Dates
تمر محشي
Stuffed dates are Emirati sweets filled with nuts or cream cheese; the dates hold a generous filling and can remain moderately sweet.
Lebanon
Tahini Halva
حلاوة طحينية
A dense sesame confection made by working tahini with boiled sugar syrup until it sets into a crumbly, fibrous block.