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TAHINI
Barer-Stein, Thelma. 1999. You EatWhat You Are. A FireFly Book, [GT 2850 .B371 1999]
is Greek for a smooth puree of sesame seeds.
[Greek pp 183-185]
is sesame seed oil used for cooking and flavoring and also for lighting and lubrication. [Egyptian p. 123]
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is a thick creamy paste made from sesame seeds. [Iraqi, Jordanian, Lebanese, Syrian pp. 343-345]
Grimes, William. 2004. Eating Your Worlds. Oxford University Press.
is a Middle Eastern paste or sauce made from ground sesame seeds.
- ORIGIN from modern Greek takhini, based on Arabic tahana 'to crush'.
