Tahini

Arabian & Levant Seed paste

Tahini

طحينة (Arabic) · Tahina (Levant)

Also called Tahina · Sesame paste

Nutty, rich and slightly bitter, with a clean sesame flavour that lightens when whisked with lemon and water.

What it is

A paste of hulled, lightly roasted sesame seeds, the foundation of hummus and of the Levantine table.

How it tastes

Nutty, rich and slightly bitter, with a clean sesame flavour that lightens when whisked with lemon and water.

  • Savoury/Umami
  • Sweet

How to use it

Whisk with lemon juice, garlic and cold water until pale and creamy for tarator; blend into hummus and baba ganoush; drizzle over roasted vegetables and falafel; sweeten with date syrup for breakfast. Stir the jar well before use.

  • Dipping/Condiment
  • Finishing
  • Base/Stock

Where it comes from

Sesame has been pressed in the Levant for millennia; the best tahini is made from a single variety of seed, lightly roasted, and nothing else. Its quality decides the quality of hummus.

Tasted and scored by us · the same axes as every product page How it tastes · four axes

Sweet
Faint
Heat
None
Salt
Trace
Sour
None

Salt is a formulation property; on a raw ingredient it is read from the ingredient itself.

Across cuisines · not a substitute

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