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tahini

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for tahini.

Editorial note

Middle Eastern: Blend tahini, garlic, lemon juice, and water for a basic tahini sauce.

Examples17
Definitions1
Parts of speech1

Quick take

(cooking) A paste made from ground sesame seeds, and used to make hummus, baba ghanoush etc.

Meaning at a glance

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noun

(cooking) A paste made from ground sesame seeds, and used to make hummus, baba ghanoush etc.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for tahini.

noun

(cooking) A paste made from ground sesame seeds, and used to make hummus, baba ghanoush etc.

Example sentences

1

Middle Eastern: Blend tahini, garlic, lemon juice, and water for a basic tahini sauce.

2

I think the intent is relevant as well: Hummus is a dish made from chickpeas, tahini, oil, and garlic.

3

You're hungry and you feel like carrot sticks with, say, a honey-soy-sauce-tahini based dip, maybe some beetroot hummus <- that's intuitive eating.

4

Online is for stuff or brands I can't source locally, eg my fave tahini and steel cut oats.

5

Having a severe sesame allergy and not knowing what tahini is and also not asking about sesame in dishes is quite reckless IMO.

6

Never understood why vegan evangelists would try to convert me with some God awful meat-free sausage rather than a fresh falafel with tahini.

7

It used to be impossible to find organic vegetables or tahini (fresh or canned) in middle America, but this is no longer the case.

8

They were bound to accidentally eat something with tahini in it eventually.

9

Literally could have used this tonight for a jar of tahini.

10

One <$1 bag of garbanzo beans is enough for a huge bowl of hummus, though the tahini and spices can add to the price a bit.

11

The only sides were things like tahini and harissa.

12

Lunch: Oatcakes with tahini/hummus and a salad??

Quote examples

1

Customer asked "what is this?" I replied, "it is red-pepper tahini, an alternative to butter".

2

The hummus with score of 1 has only 28 calories per 100g vs 214 calories per 100g for the "ultra processed." Almost no fat (0.9g) in a food comprised mostly of chickpeas and tahini, both of which are high fat foods.

3

I ask my manager "what happened?" The lady had a severe sesame allergy and was rushed to the hospital -- *she did not know that tahini was sesame paste and I did not tell her*.

Proper noun examples

1

Same goes for Tahini, you can get bottles that never separate, or jar of 100% sesame seeds that needs a stir.

2

Tahini, tuna, tamarind, talc, tangerine, and talisman as well.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use tahini in a sentence?

Middle Eastern: Blend tahini, garlic, lemon juice, and water for a basic tahini sauce.

What does tahini mean?

(cooking) A paste made from ground sesame seeds, and used to make hummus, baba ghanoush etc.

What part of speech is tahini?

tahini is commonly used as noun.