Tahini roll

Cyprus Tahinopita is a type of tahini roll that is popular as a street food in Cyprus, it is likened to cinnamon rolls. In the Cypriot capital of Nicosia, street vendors with carts or bikes, as well as bakeries sell tahini rolls. They are popular during Lent as they can be considered vegan. Turkey In Turkey, they are most popular during the month of Ramadan, during which they are consumed on suhur. Armenia and the Levant Tahini rolls are popular in Armenia, where they are called tahinov hatz, Armenians migrating into Levant popularized the bread there. ==Preparation==

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. Sometimes the pastry may be soaked in syrup of sugar or honey and flavored with cinnamon. 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. ==Name and etymology==

In Arab countries it is known as khubz tahini (). The Armenian name is . In the Greek language it is known as ; in Cypriot Greek the pronunciation is "tashinopita" with a "sh" sound as opposed to "h" in mainland Greek. In the Turkish language, the general term is , although in Cypriot Turkish it is known simply as or . The name is sometimes used as well. The word in Turkish refers to a variety of buns and breads, often sweet. == See also ==