{"id":8036,"date":"2020-12-21T18:16:17","date_gmt":"2020-12-21T18:16:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wehalal.co\/?p=8036"},"modified":"2022-10-02T08:34:30","modified_gmt":"2022-10-02T08:34:30","slug":"tahini","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wehalal.co\/blog\/tahini\/","title":{"rendered":"Tahini – All You Need to Know"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tahini is a butter type paste made from toasted, ground sesame seeds. It has a light, nutty flavor.<\/span><\/p>\n

You can find tahini in the cuisines of the Mediterranean and the Middle East; the earliest known mention of it dates back to 3500 BC.<\/span><\/p>\n

Tahini is often blended into classic dips, such as hummus and baba ghanoush. Grinding sesame seeds turns them into a thick, oily paste similar in texture to natural peanut butter.<\/span><\/p>\n

Tahini-based sauces appear widely in Armenian, Turkish, Iraqi, Cypriot, Greek, East Asian, and Indian food. The popularity now extends well into western nations such as the U.S.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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