Making Persian Tahini Halva Since 1810: 5 Generations of Sweet History

Step into the heart of Qom’s old bazaar and discover a 215-year-old Halva shop that has kept the art of Persian sweets alive for five generations. In this video, the owner and his son open their doors to share their family’s time-honored craft — from roasting sesame seeds and grinding them into tahini, to mixing, kneading, and shaping the perfect Halva.

This isn’t just a dessert; it’s a living piece of Iranian history. The walls are lined with photos of their ancestors and the traditional tools they’ve used for over two centuries. Beyond Halva, the family also makes fragrant tahini sauce and golden saffron rock candy (nabat) — all by hand, all with deep pride.

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📍Edalat Halva Shop (حلواسازی عدالت)
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0:00 Intro
0:45 Shop History
1:13 Roasting the seeds
3:49 Halva shop Breakfast
6:23 Oldest Millstone in the business
8:52 Serving customers
11:51 Making Halva
17:25 Happy customers
20:11 Old calculator
22:50 End of the day

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#Halva #Qom #IranianFood #PersianCuisine #TraditionalSweets #Tahini #RockCandy #PersianCulture #FamilyBusiness #OldBazaar #IranTravel

Qom, Iran 9 AM He is my dad The other one is my grandfather And my grandfather’s dad we don’t have his picture There was no camera back then Old weights Roasting the sesame seeds Making sure if the seeds are ready Ancient tool to put holes in the seeds bag For quality control This process can take hours They are located in an old bazaar 10 AM Saffron sugar syrup Tahini sauce Breakfast is ready With fresh sangak bread Back to work Millstone How long you been here? 215 years They were using donkey to grind the seeds Pure tahini sauce They sell all kinds of Tahini sauce just by itself It’s for decades ago 1935 “We still use the same weights” Everyone has a story to tell My great grandfather died when my dad was 3 years old Let’s go for a walk around the bazaar Mosque Historic caravanserai He doesn’t like visitors It’s under construction People gathered here 200 years ago 1 PM The grind is real Sugar Cardamom 1933 Saffron sugar syrup Sugar powder This is how Helva is made Roasting the second batch for tomorrow Pistachio and sesame seeds The old metal container for Helva Saffron rock candy Persian peanut butter No sugar no salt grape molasses calculator He’s teaching me how to use it That calculator is 200 years old He used to work here for 24 years He lost one of his fingers here Adjusting the height of the stone It’s pretty hot 7 PM Mixing sugar and water This process takes 24 hours Saffron added It will become the saffron sugar syrup that you saw at the beginning of the video