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Food52What is it that drives me so nuts about tahini? It could be the nutty smoothness, the slight bitterness, and the sheer richness of the sesame taste, but I think thosw qualities are married to a sense of conquered distaste. When I was a kid, my mother would sometimes try to pass halvah off as a dessert. The refrigerated sesame fudge was a false treat: granular, too thick, and nutty without being truly nutty. It in no way delivered the deliciousness (read sweetness) of a scoop of chocolate ice cream or even a bowl of half melted frozen raspberries in syrup. But like so many things that tasted weird, or too strong as a kid (mushrooms, buckwheat, cows tongue, blue cheese), that sesame flavor from long-ago halvah is now one of my favorites. I have since had really good halvah—made with spun sugar and light as air, almost as sweet as cotton candy. Now I will admit to being something of a tahini junkie. I don’t know how it happened, but somewhere along the way, I just started wondering if I could add tahini to just about everything. Sandwiches, salad dressings, granola, you name it. Michael Solomonov and his Zahav cookbook haven't helped the situation. And so when that first cobbler urge struck me this late winter (it happens whenever rhubarb first appears in the groceries, I once again turned to tahini. Just to make sure I hammered home the sesame point, I added an un-shy amount of sesame seeds to make a rich cookie-ish crust for the sour-sweet fruit filling.Food.comThis candy is named after a renowned Brazilian politician of the 1920's, Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes. He was an Air Force brigadier general who first gained notoriety for playing a part in quashing a communist coup in Rio. He later ran unsuccessfully for the presidency in 1946 and 1950, during a brief breeze of democracy which blew after WWII in Brazil. The name of the candy is that of his rank, Brigadeiro. Now, why would anyone name candy after an army general? Well, back in 1922, he was tall, dark-haired with blue eyes. AND SINGLE!!! The Brigadeiro campaign slogan was “Vote no Brigadeiro que é bonito e é solteiro”. Or the other version “Brigadeiro Brigadeiro, e melhor porque e solteiro”. Today, brigadeiro candy is a must have in any birthday party and kids love them.
