Two ingredients, stirred together at the table, that every Turkish child grew up on — and that almost no visitor to Prague has tried.

What is tahin-pekmez (tahini and grape molasses)?

Tahin-pekmez is sesame paste swirled into grape molasses. The tahini is bitter and nutty; the pekmez, made by boiling down grape must without any added sugar, is dark, mineral and only moderately sweet. Apart they are both quite serious flavours. Together they turn into something like a natural, unrefined chocolate spread — which is exactly how it is used, spread on bread at breakfast. In Anatolia it was traditionally fed to children in winter as an energy and iron source, long before anyone used the phrase “superfood”.

How we prepare it at Anatolia Grill

We serve them side by side in one dish rather than pre-mixed, so you can set the ratio yourself — more pekmez if you want it sweeter, more tahini if you want it nuttier. It comes with warm homemade bread. 89 CZK, and it is the item we most often recommend to guests who tell us they have eaten Turkish food before but want something they genuinely have not.

Take it home from Anatolia Meat Market

Both are sold by the jar at the Anatolia Meat Market next door. A jar of each keeps for months in the cupboard and turns an ordinary breakfast at home into a Turkish one.

From our own farm, not from a supplier

Anatolia Grill is part of Agro Řeřichy s.r.o., a Czech company that has been working in agriculture, meat processing and gastronomy for more than ten years. We breed our own lambs and fatten our own beef cattle at the farm in Rakovník, process them in our own slaughterhouse, and sell them in our own butchery in Prague — the shop right next to this restaurant. That is the reason the meat on your plate is traceable back to a single chain we control from start to finish.

Tahini & Grape Molasses on our menu

• Dish: Tahini & Grape Molasses
• Menu section: Breakfast
• Price: 89 CZK
• Allergens: K — see the allergen key printed on our menu

Frequently asked questions

Where can I try tahini and grape molasses in Prague?

At Anatolia Grill Restaurant, Na Poříčí 1933/36 — on the breakfast menu every day from 08:00.

What is pekmez?

Grape molasses: grape juice boiled down until thick and dark. It contains no added sugar and has a deep, slightly mineral sweetness.

Is tahin-pekmez vegan?

Yes. Sesame and grapes only. The bread it is served with contains gluten.

Where can I buy tahini and pekmez in Prague?

By the jar at the Anatolia Meat Market next door to the restaurant.

Visit Anatolia Grill Restaurant

We are on Na Poříčí, a few minutes’ walk from Náměstí Republiky, in the centre of Prague. The kitchen is open every day from 08:00 to 00:00, so breakfast, a late lunch and a midnight plate are all on the table.

• Address: Na Poříčí 1933/36, 110 00 Praha 1 – Nové Město
• Open: every day, 08:00 – 00:00
• Restaurant: +420 777 946 662  |  Meat Market: +420 727 974 844

See the full Anatolia Grill menu, book a table by phone, visit the Anatolia Meat Market next door, or order online for delivery and pickup.