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pasteli
Greek honey-and-sesame bars brightened with lemon zest and a pinch of salt.
About pasteli
Pasteli is a Greek sesame-and-honey bar sold and carried as a compact snack. This profile follows Greek chef Akis Petretzikis's simple sesame-and-honey formula, retaining its lemon zest and pinch of salt without adding nuts, sugar or chocolate.
Toasted sesame gives the bars a deep nutty aroma and slight bitterness, while honey binds the seeds with floral sweetness. Lemon zest adds a clean citrus lift and salt sharpens the contrast.
The confection is pressed into thin golden-brown bars densely packed with sesame seeds. It sets firm enough to slice yet keeps a sticky, pleasantly chewy bite rather than a fluffy or crumbly texture.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Sesame.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in pasteli
Greek Honey-Sesame Pasteli.
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Sesame seeds:
- Honey:
- Salt:
- Lemon zest: . Lemon zest maps to the whole-lemon ingredient route while preserving the source form in the ingredient name
Origins & food traditions
Greek chef Akis Petretzikis supplies the complete sesame, honey, salt and lemon-zest recipe selected here. Greece's national tourism organisation independently identifies Pasteli as a Greek sesame-and-honey bar and describes it as a common portable snack.
Countries
- Greece
Cuisines & regions
- Greek Cuisine