I HATE tahini! Am I alone?

valgal123

I think its incredibly bitter, but I still bought $7 worth today to give it another go in some recipes. I don't think I have every used it in any recipes. Does it taste bitter in like salad dressings?

ayenjay

I could eat tahini with a spoon until it was gone... so I'm not the one to ask but my friend who doesn't like sesame at all still like goddess dressing which only has it as one ingredient.

clarkd6982

I really want to like tahini due to its health benefits and the fact that I see it in so many recipes but it's just too bitter for me. What's the big deal?

George

 

 

I agree with valgal123, I find raw tahini completely unpalatable.  I love tahini and bitter tastes, but I put some raw tahini in some special flapjack and had to throw the whole lot away.  I didn't want to poison the birds either.  When i tried eating it from the jar I couldn't swallow it.

It tasted like mashed husks or worse and my body was telling me something was wrong. 

Maybe it was a bad batch? 

As for the normal tahini, I eat it by the spoonful and usually mix it with honey to make a paste.  It is wonderful in soups, flapjack or anything. I just couldn't believe how radically different raw tahini is,  I was expecting it to be even nicer, such a diappointment