TahiniPosts and articles about TahiniCommunityWhere is tahini from originally?It looks like Tahini comes from Israel, but does it? I know that their cuisine is a Middle Eastern mix and probably has so much history behind it. So, I'm intri...CommunityCan Tahini be used in baking Christmas Cookies?If I am to bake Christmas cookies, can I add tahini? I think that the nuttiness of sesame seeds would go well with ginger, as peanut butter would. However, I'm ...CommunityCan I use butter instead of Tahini in recipes?So I have a recipe that requires Tahini, which I don't have. What does Tahini do for baking? Do you think I can replace it with butter? AnswersCarmen SlabbertWhat Is Tahini Made of and Used For?Tahini is the thick spread that results from grinding hulled and lightly roasted sesame seed. The word tahini is an Arabic name for ground sesame seed. It is sm...