Tahini: Properties and Applications
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Description
Tahini — sesame paste ground from hulled sesame seeds — is a foundational ingredient in Palestinian cooking and throughout the broader Levantine and Middle Eastern traditions. It is used in hummus, baba ganoush, halva, and as a direct sauce (tahini mixed with water and lemon juice until it whitens and thickens) for everything from grilled fish to falafel. The emulsification behaviour of tahini — becoming thick and pale when lemon juice and water are added — is one of the most surprising and useful single phenomena in Levantine cooking.
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