Arde (Persian) or tahini (Arabic) is a food made from roasted and pounded sesame seeds. Arde is used in Lebanese, Armenian, Greek, Iranian, Turkish, Iraqi, Maghrebi and Bulgarian cooking. Ardeh is used alone as a seasoning or as the main part of Ardeh halvah, halvashkari, baba ghanouj and hummus. Kashan Arde is one of the most special and delicious Arde in the market