Tahinopita is a type of tahini roll that is popular as astreet food in Cyprus, it is likened tocinnamon rolls.[5][6][7] In the Cypriot capital ofNicosia, street vendors with carts or bikes, as well asbakeries sell tahini rolls.[8] They are popular duringLent as they can be consideredvegan.[9][10]
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 insyrup of sugar orhoney and flavored withcinnamon.[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.
In Arab countries it is known askhubz tahini (Arabic:خبز الطحينة).[14][13] TheArmenian name isԹահինով Հաց.[15] In theGreek language it is known asταχινόπιττα (tahinopitta) or τασιηνόπιττα (tasinopitta); inCypriot Greek the pronunciation is "tashinopita" with a "sh" sound as opposed to "h" in mainland Greek.[16][17]
In theTurkish language, the general term istahinli çörek, although inCypriot Turkish it is known simply astahınlı ortahınnı.[18][19] The nameekmek tahinli is sometimes used as well.[20][21] The wordçörek in Turkish refers to a variety of buns and breads, often sweet.[22][23]
