Organic Light Tahini (200 g)

Tahini (also known as Tahin or Tahina) is a fine paste made from sesame seeds. The sesame seeds are usually roasted and then ground very finely until a creamy paste is formed. This paste is especially popular in Middle Eastern cuisine, but it is also increasingly finding its way into international recipes. Most people probably know sesame paste as a basic ingredient in hummus.

What does tahini taste like?
Tahini has an intensely nutty flavor with a slightly bitter note, making it perfect for savory dishes.
There are two types of paste: light and dark tahini. Light sesame paste, like the one from Vetain, is made from hulled sesame seeds and has a milder taste, while dark tahini is made from unhulled sesame seeds and has a more intense (and slightly more bitter) flavor.
So before you go to buy tahini, you can consider which type is the right one for you.

Tahini, sesame butter and sesame paste – what’s the difference?
In fact, all three terms mean exactly the same thing! So if you want to buy tahini, you can also look for tahina, sesame paste or sesame butter.

Vetain’s sesame butter contains 675 kcal per 100 g – but don’t worry, hardly anyone snacks on 100 g at once. Tahini calories are therefore not a problem, but rather an indicator of the ingredients. Sesame naturally contains a lot of fat and this is reflected in the high calorie content. However, added fat should not be included in your sesame butter!
Vetain’s sesame paste is very clean – it consists of 100% sesame. So if you’re looking to buy pure tahini, we can recommend Vetain.

But the paste is much more than just fat & calories: tahini sesame paste also contains nutrients such as unsaturated fatty acids, magnesium, calcium, some iron and even 23 g of protein per 100 g! Okay, it may not replace your protein shake, but it’s still a plus.

So is tahini healthy?
It can definitely be part of a conscious and balanced diet and, within this context, provide nutrients such as magnesium. That’s definitely a good reason to buy tahini.

There are countless delicious recipes using sesame paste, making tahini incredibly versatile. These are our favorite recipe ideas with tahini (and really good reasons to buy tahini):

• Tahini Sauce
  The popular falafel sauce with tahini doesn’t just taste great in wraps & more – it also works perfectly as a tahini dip with veggie sticks, crackers or bread.
• Hummus
  A classic from Arabic cuisine – so creamy, so delicious. Either prepared traditionally or as paprika hummus, meaning hummus with tahini and roasted bell peppers.
• Tahini Dressing
  This dressing is a creamy alternative to the classic oil-and-vinegar dressing – especially delicious with couscous salad or a spicy arugula salad. In summer, a salad with tahini lemon dressing is refreshment at its best.
• In addition, dishes such as baba ganoush or moutabal (mutabbal, mutabal) are also made with sesame paste. Fancy some recipes?

Don’t worry – you don’t always need to cook elaborate recipes to use Vetain’s sesame paste. We also love it as a topping on muesli or in simple vegetable stir-fries. So go ahead, buy tahini and start cooking!
To make sure your dishes really turn out well, proper storage of sesame paste is important. This is where most mistakes happen: Does tahini need to be refrigerated? No! At Vetain, we recommend storing our product at room temperature, in a dry place and away from direct sunlight.

Insider tip: If you want to cook a recipe right now but can’t buy tahini at the moment, you can use other mild nut butters such as almond butter or cashew butter as a tahini substitute.

You can find many recipes online for making tahini yourself – but is it really worth it, or is it easier to just buy sesame paste? To answer that, we first need to take a look at how it’s actually made: First, sesame seeds are roasted in a pan for several minutes. Then the sesame is blended with a little vegetable oil and salt in a high-speed blender until it becomes a smooth cream. Once the paste has cooled, you can use it or store it in the refrigerator for a few days. Sounds pretty easy, right? The problem is that you need time, high-quality ingredients and a really good blender.

Why buy tahini instead?

• With a high-quality tahini paste like Vetain’s, no additional oil is added – it contains 100% sesame seeds. Ideally, tahini ingredients should consist of just one thing: sesame.
• No extra effort: With just a twist of the lid, you have delicious sesame paste ready to use – no long roasting, blending or cooling required.
• Perfect flavor and creamy consistency: As a manufacturer, we’ve perfected our product – we use only high-quality raw materials, know exactly how long the sesame needs to be roasted, and our large-scale machines make our tahini wonderfully smooth and creamy.

So if you have plenty of time and high-quality ingredients, you can easily make the paste yourself.
If you simply want a good sesame paste ready to go in your fridge for everyday use, it makes sense to buy tahini.

Tahini | Where to buy?
Where can you buy tahini? Of course, at Vetain! Here you get 100% organic tahini delivered straight to your home. By now, most supermarkets also carry tahini. Large drugstores, Turkish or Arabic shops, and organic food stores often have tahini available as well.