Definition
A smooth, creamy paste made from ground sesame seeds, with a rich, nutty flavor and slightly bitter finish. It's a key ingredient in Middle Eastern cuisine and the base for many sauces and spreads.
Etymology
From Arabic 'tahina,' derived from the verb 'tahana' meaning 'to grind.' The technique of grinding sesame seeds into paste dates back over 4,000 years in the Middle East, where sesame was one of the first oilseed crops cultivated by humans.
Kelly Says
Tahini was likely humanity's first nut butter, predating peanut butter by thousands of years! The grinding process breaks down sesame seeds' cellular structure to release oils that contain more calcium per ounce than milk, plus lignans that act as natural antioxidants - making this ancient food surprisingly modern in its nutritional profile.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ጣህንን ፓስት
ta-henn pah-st
ARالعربية
قِشْطَة تَحِينِي
qi-shta tah-i-nee
BNবাংলা
টাহিনী পেস্ট
ta-hee-nee pesht
CACatalà
pasta de tahini
pah-stah deh tah-hee-nee
CSČeština
tahini pasta
tah-hee-nee pah-stah
DADansk
tahinipasta
tah-hee-nee-pah-stah
DEDeutsch
Tahini-Paste
tah-hee-nee pah-st
ELΕλληνικά
παστέλα ταχίνι
pas-te-la tah-hee-nee
ESEspañol
pasta de tahini
pah-stah deh tah-hee-nee
FAفارسی
خمیر تاهینی
kha-meir ta-hee-nee
FISuomi
tahinipasta
tah-hee-nee-pah-stah
FRFrançais
pâte de tahini
paht duh tah-ee-nee
GUGU
તાહીની પેસ્ટ
ta-hee-nee pesht
HAHA
pasta ta'ahini
pah-stah ta-ah-hee-nee
HEעברית
חמאת Tahini
cha-mat tah-hee-nee
HIहिन्दी
ताहिनी पेस्ट
ta-hee-nee pesht
HUMagyar
tahini pasta
tah-hee-nee pah-stah
IDBahasa Indonesia
pasta tahini
pah-stah tah-hee-nee
IGIG
pasta tahini
pah-stah tah-hee-nee
ITItaliano
pasta di tahini
pah-stah dee tah-hee-nee
JA日本語
タヒニペースト
ta-hini pe-suto
KKKK
тахини пастасы
ta-khi-ni pa-stası
KMKM
បាស្ទាតាហ៊ីនី
ba-stah ta-hee-nee
KO한국어
타히니 파스타
ta-hi-ni pas-ta
MRMR
ताहिनी पेस्ट
ta-hee-nee pesht
MSBahasa Melayu
pasta tahini
pah-stah tah-hee-nee
MYမြန်မာ
တာဟီနီ ပေါက်စီ
ta-hee-nee pa-uk-see
NLNederlands
tahinpasta
tah-hee-nee-pahst
NONorsk
tahinipasta
tah-hee-nee-pah-stah
PAPA
ਤਾਹੀਨੀ ਪੈਸਟ
ta-hee-nee pesht
PLPolski
pasta z tahini
pah-stah zh tah-hee-nee
PTPortuguês
pasta de tahine
pah-stah deh tah-hee-neh
RORomână
pastă de tahini
pah-stah deh tah-hee-nee
RUРусский
паста из тахини
pa-sta iz ta-khi-ni
SVSvenska
tahinipasta
tah-hee-nee-pah-stah
SWKiswahili
pasta ya tahini
pah-stah ya tah-hee-nee
TAதமிழ்
தாஹினி பேஸ்ட்
tha-hi-nee pe-st
TEతెలుగు
తహిని పేస్ట్
ta-hi-nee pe-st
THไทย
พาสต้าทาฮินี
pa-sa tah-hee-nee
TLTL
pasta ng tahini
pah-stah ng tah-hee-nee
TRTürkçe
tahin macunu
tah-een mah-choo-noo
UKУкраїнська
паста з тахіні
pa-sta z ta-khi-ni
URاردو
تہینی پیسٹ
teh-hee-nee peest
VITiếng Việt
bơ tahini
bo tah-hee-nee
YOYO
pasta tahini
pah-stah tah-hee-nee
ZUZU
ipesto le-tahini
i-pes-to le-tah-hee-nee