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Galland's phrase has been variously translated from the French into English as "Sesame, open", [2] "Open, sesame" and "Open, O sesame". [3] [failed verification] "Open sesame" is the conventional arrangement, however. Sesame seeds grow in a seed pod that splits open when it reaches maturity, [4] and the phrase possibly alludes to unlocking of ...
Sesame (/ ˈsɛsəmi /; [2][3] Sesamum indicum) is a plant in the genus Sesamum, also called simsim, benne or gingelly. [4] Numerous wild relatives occur in Africa and a smaller number in India. [5] It is widely naturalized in tropical regions around the world and is cultivated for its edible seeds, which grow in pods.
Sesamum is a genus of about 20 species in the flowering plant family Pedaliaceae. The plants are annual or perennial herbs with edible seeds. The best-known member of the genus is sesame, Sesamum indicum (syn. Sesamum orientale), the source of sesame seeds. The species are primarily African, with some species occurring in India, Sri Lanka, and ...
Here’s why you should pick it up at your next grocery haul. Sesame oil is a versatile, aromatic oil. The intensity and nuttiness of toasted sesame oil makes it the perfect finishing oil to a ...
Sesamum radiatum is a species of flowering plant in the Pedaliaceae. It is in the same genus as sesame, and is known by the English common names benniseed, black benniseed, [2] black sesame, [3] and vegetable sesame. [4] It is native to west and central Africa, has been cultivated since ancient times in Africa, and is sometimes also used in ...
Sesame allergy. A food allergy to sesame (Sesamum indicum) seeds has prevalence estimates in the range of 0.1–0.2% of the general population, [11][12][13][4] and are higher in the Middle East and other countries where sesame seeds are used in traditional foods. [4] Reporting of sesame seed allergy has increased in the 21st century, either due ...
Sesame-seed dishes and foods. Tahini with lemon and garlic. Tilkut. Παστέλι (Pasteli = sesame seed crunchy candy) In Greece and Cyprus, sesame seed candy is called pasteli and is generally a flat, oblong bar made with honey and often including nuts. Though the modern name παστέλι pasteli is of Italian origin, [1] very similar ...
Sesamothamnus. Sesamum – sesame. Uncarina. Pedaliaceae, the pedalium family or sesame family, is a flowering plant family classified in the order Lamiales. The family includes sesame (Sesamum indicum), the source of sesame seeds. It comprises 13 genera and approximately 70 species. Eight genera are native to the African continent and one ...