Tahini roll explained

Tahini roll
Alternate Name:Tahinopitta, Tahinli çörek
Country:Armenia
Region:South Caucasus, Cyprus, Greece, Turkey, Levant
Type:Sweet roll
Main Ingredient:Dough, tahini, sugar, cinnamon
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A tahini roll or tahini bread roll is a sweet pastry found commonly in the cuisines of Arab countries, Armenia, Cyprus, Greece and Turkey. Tahini roll originated in Armenia, where they are called tahinov hatz.[1]

They are a popular street food in Cyprus.[2] In the Cypriot capital of Nicosia, street vendors with carts or bikes, as well as bakeries sell tahini rolls.[3]

Its name varies by location. In Arab countries it is known as khubz tahini.[4] The Armenian name is Armenian: Թահինով Հաց. In the Greek language it is known as Greek, Modern (1453-);: ταχινόπιττα (tahinopitta) or τασιηνόπιττα (tasinopitta); in Cypriot Greek the pronunciation is "tashinopita" with a "sh" sound as opposed to "h" in mainland Greek.[5] In the Turkish language, the general term is Turkish: tahinli çörek, although in Cypriot Turkish it is known simply as Turkish: tahınlı or Turkish: tahınnı.[6]

The dough includes sugar and oil and has a texture between a bread and a cookie. It is leavened with yeast and can be baked after the first rise.[4] Sometimes the pastry may be soaked in syrup of sugar or honey and flavored with cinnamon.[2]

Tahini rolls are made by rolling the dough flat, spreading it with the tahini mixture, sprinkling with sugar and rolling into a log shape. The dough is then sliced into smaller pieces and flattened to form a circle.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Brehaut . Laura . 10 July 2020 . Cook this: Kubez el tahineh — sweet tahini rolls — from Falastin . National Post.
  2. News: Recipe: Traditional Cypriot tahini pies . The Globe and Mail . 30 June 2015 . Waverman . Lucy .
  3. Çavuşoğlu . Mehmet . Çavuşoğlu . Olena . Gastronomi Turizmi ve Kıbrıs Sokak Lezzetleri Üzerine Bir Araştırma . Güncel Turizm Araştırmaları Dergisi . 2018 . 2 . Ek 1 . 644 .
  4. Web site: Perry . Charles . Tahini Cookies . Los Angeles times . 18 April 2007 .
  5. Web site: Drogari . Eleni . Dancing the self: Cypriot sociocultural identity and contemporary choreography . Roehampton University.
  6. Book: Kabataş . Orhan . Kıbrıs Türkçesinin etimolojik sözlüğü . 2007 . Kıbrıs Türk Yazarlar Birliği . 536.