Tahini, also known as tahina or tehina, is a staple of Middle Eastern cuisine. The sesame seed paste has "a strong, earthy taste with bitter undertones, but it should be a very pleasant bitterness ...

Tahini, or tahina, is the perfect accomplice to savory dishes in need of a kick. It typically shows up in hummus and baba ghanoush, or as a topping for incredibly crispy falafel recipes.

It has a thick, oily, and smooth texture similar to natural peanut butter. Tahini, also called “tahina” in some countries, may look a little like peanut butter, but it doesn’t taste like it.

also called tahina, are made with hulled sesame seeds (the outer coating of the seeds removed), but there are some tahini types that use unhulled seeds. The taste is slightly more bitter ...

For a taste of “A Middle Eastern Pantry,” Sercarz’s recipes for Sumac Onion Salad and Hummus Tahina are below ... combine the chickpeas, tahini, ice water, lemon juice, cumin and a pinch ...

Tahini seems to be everywhere. The condiment — a peanut butter-like paste made from hulled sesame seeds that are toasted and then ground — probably best known in the West as an ingredient in ...