Tahini roll

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Tahini roll
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Alternative namesTahinopitta, Tahinli çörek
Type Sweet roll
Region or state South Caucasus, Cyprus, Greece, Turkey, Levant
Main ingredients Dough, tahini, sugar, cinnamon

A tahini roll or tahini bread roll is a sweet pastry found commonly in the cuisines of the Levant, Armenia, Cyprus, Greece and Turkey. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Geographic scope

Cyprus

Tahinopita is a type of tahini roll that is popular as a street food in Cyprus, it is likened to cinnamon rolls. [5] [6] [7] In the Cypriot capital of Nicosia, street vendors with carts or bikes, as well as bakeries sell tahini rolls. [8] They are popular during Lent as they can be considered vegan. [9] [10]

Turkey

In Turkey, they are most popular during the month of Ramadan, during which they are consumed on suhur. [11]

Armenia and the Levant

Tahini rolls are popular in Armenia, where they are called tahinov hatz, Armenians migrating into Levant popularized the bread there. [3] [1] [2] [12]

Preparation

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. [13] Sometimes the pastry may be soaked in syrup of sugar or honey and flavored with cinnamon. [7]

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.

Name and etymology

In Arab countries it is known as khubz tahini (Arabic : خبز الطحينة). [14] [13] The Armenian name is Թահինով Հաց. [15] In the Greek language it is known as ταχινόπιττα (tahinopitta) or τασιηνόπιττα (tasinopitta); in Cypriot Greek the pronunciation is "tashinopita" with a "sh" sound as opposed to "h" in mainland Greek. [16] [17]

In the Turkish language, the general term is tahinli çörek, although in Cypriot Turkish it is known simply as tahınlı or tahınnı. [18] [19] The name ekmek tahinli is sometimes used as well. [20] [21] The word çörek in Turkish refers to a variety of buns and breads, often sweet. [22] [23]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Brehaut, Laura (10 July 2020). "Cook this: Kubez el tahineh — sweet tahini rolls — from Falastin". National Post.
  2. 1 2 Reinhardt, Laura (30 September 2021). "In the kitchen: Armenian tahinov hatz recipe". World Vision International . Retrieved 28 Dec 2025.
  3. 1 2 "كتاب "فلسطين" يفتح المطبخ الفلسطيني أمام الطهاة المنزليين" [The book “Falastin” opens Palestinian cuisine to home cooks]. Times of Israel Arabic (in Arabic). 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
  4. ↑ Khan, Yasmin. "Sweet tahini swirl buns". delicious. magazine . Retrieved 5 January 2026.
  5. ↑ "Cypriot Traditional Tahinopita". SBS Greek. 6 November 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
  6. ↑ "Sweet Treat for Great Lent: Tahinopita from Cyprus". The National Herald. 7 April 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
  7. 1 2 Waverman, Lucy (30 June 2015). "Recipe: Traditional Cypriot tahini pies". The Globe and Mail.
  8. ↑ Çavuşoğlu, Mehmet; Çavuşoğlu, Olena (2018). "Gastronomi Turizmi ve Kıbrıs Sokak Lezzetleri Üzerine Bir Araştırma". Güncel Turizm Araştırmaları Dergisi. 2 (Ek 1): 644.
  9. ↑ "Tahinopita (Tahini Sweet Bread)". Oliveology. 2022-04-04. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
  10. ↑ "Tashinopitta - Tahinopitta". Cyprus Food Museum. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
  11. ↑ "Aksaray'ın tahinli pidesine ramazan ilgisi" [Aksaray's tahini flatbread attracts interest during Ramadan.]. Anadolu Agency (in Turkish). 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
  12. ↑ "طريقة عمل فطائر الطحينه بالسكر والسمسم كعك ارمنتي" [How to make tahini pastries with sugar and sesame seeds (Armenian ka'ak)]. Sahafa 24 (in Arabic). 10 January 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
  13. 1 2 Perry, Charles (18 April 2007). "Tahini Cookies". Los Angeles times.
  14. ↑ "ستقع في غرامه من أول لقمة.. خبز الطحينة على الطريقة التركية" [You'll fall in love with it from the first bite... Turkish-style tahini bread]. ArabicPost (in Arabic). 10 November 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
  15. ↑ "Բաղադրատոմսեր հայկական գաղթօջախներից. Թահինով հաց, Արաբկիր" [Recipes from Armenian Diaspora: Tahini Bread, Arabkir]. CIVILNET (in Armenian). 21 October 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
  16. ↑ Drogari, Eleni. "Dancing the self: Cypriot sociocultural identity and contemporary choreography" (PDF). Roehampton University.
  17. ↑ "Αρμένικες ταχινόπιτες, το καλύτερο σνακ για το σχολείο" [Armenian tahini pies, the best snack for school]. BOVARY (in Greek). 15 January 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
  18. ↑ Kabataş, Orhan (2007). Kıbrıs Türkçesinin etimolojik sözlüğü. Kıbrıs Türk Yazarlar Birliği. p. 536.
  19. ↑ "Pekmezli tahinli çörek sofraların vazgeçilmezi oldu" [Molasses and tahini buns have become an indispensable part of the dinner table.]. Hurriyet (in Turkish). 16 October 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
  20. ↑ "Tam bir demir kaynağı! Evde kahvaltılık tahinli ekmek nasıl yapılır?" [A great source of iron! How to make tahini bread for breakfast at home?]. Akşam (in Turkish). 14 December 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
  21. ↑ Ergil, Leyla Yvonne (11 October 2023). "Let's talk about tahini: Tips, trends and more". Daily Sabah. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
  22. ↑ "çörek". Nişanyan Sözlük (in Turkish). Retrieved 29 December 2025.
  23. ↑ "Tureng - çörek - Turkish English Dictionary". Tureng dictionary . Retrieved 29 December 2025.


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