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Chinese sesame paste differs from the Middle Eastern tahini in that the sesame is roasted; the paste is much darker, and has far less astringency. Often, white sesame paste is used in salty dishes, while black sesame paste is used in desserts (not to be confused with black sesame soup , which is made in a different manner from sesame paste).
Sesame-seed cake – a cake made of sesame seeds, often combined with honey as a sweetener. Changzhou Sesame Cake – a type of elliptical, baked cake that originated in Changzhou, Jiangsu, China supposedly over 150 years ago. Huangqiao Sesame Cake – a sesame-seed cake [15] that originated from Huangqiao town in Taixing, Jiangsu. [16]
Hilbet is a paste made in Ethiopia and Eritrea from legumes, mainly lentils or faba beans with garlic, ginger and spices. [20] Hummus is made from chickpeas with the addition of tahini, olive oil, lemon juice, salt and garlic. [21] Red bean paste; Ssamjang is a Korean, sesame and bean based paste used as a sauce on meat.
Various kinds of sesame candy are found in the cuisine of the Indian subcontinent. Sesame Candy in the forms of Rewri/Revri ("candy coated with sesame seeds"), as well as Gajak ("sugar or jaggery sweet with sesame seeds"), is widely eaten in northern India and Pakistan; the cities of Lucknow and Chakwal are very famous for this product. [8]
Almond paste – Filling made from almonds and used in pastries; Cashew butter – Food spread made from baked or roasted cashews; Lotus seed paste – Chinese dessert ingredient; Marzipan – made from almonds, with the addition of sugar and sometimes egg whites, [11] it is used as a filling for confections, or hardened to serve as is; Peanut ...
The seeds and oil are used extensively in India, where sesame seeds mixed with heated jaggery, sugar, or palm sugar are made into balls and bars similar to peanut brittle or nut clusters and eaten as snacks, such as chikki. [64] Sesame is a common ingredient in Middle Eastern cuisine. The seeds are made into tahini paste and sweet halva.
Koulourakia are well known for their sprinkle of sesame seeds and distinctive ring shape. [2] In fact, the word is the diminutive form for a ring-shaped loaf or roll. [citation needed] The pastries are traditionally shaped into spirals, but can be shaped into braided circles, [3] hairpin twists, figure eights, twisted wreaths, horseshoes or ...
Tahini – paste made from ground, husked, hulled sesame seeds; Tapenade – Provençal spread of puréed or finely chopped olives, capers, and anchovies; Taramasalata – Greek meze made from salted and cured roe of the cod, carp, or grey mullet mixed with olive oil, lemon juice, and bread or potatoes; Tartar sauce