Lior Lev Sercarz, founder of spice company La Boìte, considers tahini a must-have ingredient in the kitchen. “It is such a staple item in Israeli food,” says Lev Sercarz, author of “A Middle Eastern ...

If you buy something from a link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. Tahini — that slick, beige, vaguely nutty liquid gold — often pops up in sandwiches or pitas, in salad ...

I NEVER EXACTLY thought of tahini as a secret ingredient, but I did consider it a silent partner. In my childhood, we talked about hummus as a chickpea dish and baba ghanouj as an eggplant dip; we ...