HEBEL & COPistachio Nigella Halva - 8 oz | Certified USDA Organic, Gluten Free, Kosher & Vegan

I've never had halva before, nor nigella, and this seemed like a safe way to try both.In terms of texture, the first and second bites are cousin to a densely bunched bit of cotton candy, Chinese dragon beard candy, or Lucky Charms marshmallows, with some nuts. Thereafter it smooths into a nut butter-esque paste, which is a very nice mouthfeel transition and one I've really enjoyed.In terms of taste... it's only mildly sweet enough to tell you this is a sweet food and not a savory one. And that's where it gets downright *weird.*Upon eating my first bite, it tasted like the smell of something I could only identify vaguely as a salad bar at a county club. My second mouthful, I swore it reminded me of something tuna-ish, something fishy. Round and round I went, and then my fifth bite had me so confused I looked up "what does nigella taste like?" And got responses that ranged from sesame to onions - which baffled me since those are all different and distinct to my palate.So with 'onion' in mind I took another mouthful, but instead of the taste of onions I could only liken it to the way onion or everything *bagels* smell.I think this flavor combination works for some taste buds better than others. I know my sense of taste is sometimes overly sensitive to certain flavors. In my mouth, this is just very confusing - too sweet to be a savory snack, but too savory to be a sweet snack. I suspect there's something similar going on here to how some people taste soap when they eat cilantro and others don't.But I really like the texture and sweetness level, onion-fishiness aside, so I think I like halva, just not this particular flavor. And now I have a sense of how nigella can be used in cooking (savory).Honestly give it a whirl. Unless you know for certain nigella on your tongue registers at the very savory end of its flavor spectrum, you'll have a chance of either something really tasty or something really odd that's fun to experience because it's so very weird.

Halva..absaloutley disappointing will never order from you again I have been a good customer....but what I just received for the price is appalling ! Smh....never again

I absolutely love halvah. Finding organic pistachio halvah was like a dream come true however, I wish there was less sugar, with stevia maybe, but 13 grams??! (😬) and minus the nigella. My wish...

Overall I liked the taste of the sesame with pistachio but several times i chewed on the shells because the nuts themselves are hard and cannot tell until later if you chomped down on the shells. Not good for sure,

I am a fan of pistachio Halva and I like to try different brands from different places. Honestly, this is one of the worst I have ever tried. It came with an oily film, which I have never experienced before, but I tried it anyway. First, it is very hard in texture. It has few pistachios. To me, it tastes like there is peanut in it. I can't taste the Nigella at all. I did eat some more of it so I gave it 2 stars.Also, for the price you get very little. I recommend looking elsewhere for a good halva[h].