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ni, tɑ- noun Middle Eastern Cookery.
a paste made of ground sesame seeds.
Origin:
1895–1900; < Levantine Arabic ṭaḥīne, derivative of ṭaḥan grind
1895–1900; < Levantine Arabic ṭaḥīne, derivative of ṭaḥan grind
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tahini or tahina (təˈhiːnɪ, təˈhiːnə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
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| a paste made from sesame seeds originating in the Middle East, often used as an ingredient of hummus and other dips | |
| [from Arabic] | |
| tahina or tahina | |
| —n | |
| [from Arabic] | |
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tahini
paste of crushed sesame seeds that is widely used in Middle Eastern cooking. Tahini mixed with garlic, lemon juice, and salt and thinned with water constitutes taratoor, a sauce that is eaten as a dip with Arab bread as part of a selection of meze, or hors d'oeuvres. Taratoor is mixed with ground chickpeas for hummus bi tahini, another hors d'oeuvre dip. Baba ganooj combines mashed roast eggplant with taratoor and onions. Tahini is also used as a sauce ingredient for fish and vegetable dishes
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Example sentences
Reduce heat to low and stir in tahini and lemon juice.
Sesame cookies made with tahini join eggnog or glazed ham at the table.
Order grilled or fried fish with a choice of sauce such as lemon and mint or tahini with lemon and garlic.
It is a stew of beef, chickpeas and chard, married with the unique combination of lemony sumac and tahini.
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