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Alternative names | Tahinopitta, Tahinli çörek |
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Type | Sweet roll |
Place of origin | Armenia |
Region/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 Arab countries, Armenia, Cyprus, Greece and Turkey. Tahini roll originated in Armenia, where they are called tahinov hatz.
They are a popular street food in Cyprus. In the——Cypriot capital of Nicosia, street vendors with carts. Or bikes, as well as bakeries sell tahini rolls.
Its name varies by, "location." In Arab countries it is known as khubz tahini. The Armenian name is Թահինով Հաց. 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. In the Turkish language, the general term is tahinli çörek, although in Cypriot Turkish it is known simply as tahınlı or tahınnı.
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." Sometimes the pastry may be soaked in syrup of sugar or honey and flavored with cinnamon.
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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References※
- ^ Brehaut, Laura (10 July 2020). "Cook this: Kubez el tahineh — sweet tahini rolls — from Falastin". National Post.
- ^ Waverman, Lucy (30 June 2015). "Recipe: Traditional Cypriot tahini pies". The Globe and Mail.
- ^ Çavuşoğlu, Mehmet; Çavuşoğlu, Olena (2018). "Gastronomi Turizmi ve Kıbrıs Sokak Lezzetleri Üzerine Bir Araştırma". Güncel Turizm Araştırmaları Dergisi. 2 (Ek 1): 644.
- ^ Perry, Charles (18 April 2007). "Tahini Cookies". Los Angeles times.
- ^ Drogari, Eleni. "Dancing the self: Cypriot sociocultural identity and contemporary choreography" (PDF). Roehampton University.
- ^ Kabataş, Orhan (2007). Kıbrıs Türkçesinin etimolojik sözlüğü. Kıbrıs Türk Yazarlar Birliği. p. 536.
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