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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.
Indigenous peoples of Louisiana. The state of Louisiana is home to four federally recognized Native American tribes, the Chitimacha, the Coushatta, the Jena Band of Choctaw Indians, and the Tunica-Biloxi. [1]
The Chitimacha (/ ˈ tʃ ɪ t ɪ m ə ʃ ɑː / CHIT-i-mə-shah; [1] or / tʃ ɪ t ɪ ˈ m ɑː ʃ ə / chit-i-MAH-shə [2]) are an Indigenous people of the Southeastern Woodlands in Louisiana. They are a federally recognized tribe, the Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana. The Chitimacha have an Indian reservation in St. Mary Parish near Charenton on ...
Map of states with US federally recognized tribes marked in yellow. States with no federally recognized tribes are marked in gray. Federally recognized tribes are those Native American tribes recognized by the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs as holding a government-to-government relationship with the US federal government. [1]
Many foods were originally domesticated in West Africa, including grains like African rice, Pearl Millet, Sorghum, and Fonio; tree crops like Kola nut, used in Coca-Cola, and Oil Palm; and other globally important plant foods such as Watermelon, Tamarind, Okra, Black-eye peas, and Yams. [ 2 ] Additionally, the regionally important poultry ...
Houma people. The Houma (/ ˈhoʊmə /) are a historic Native American people of Louisiana on the east side of the Red River of the South. The United Houma Nation, who identify as descendants of the Houma people, have been recognized by the state as a tribe since 1972, but are not recognized by the federal government. [1]
New Orleans. A dessert made from bananas and vanilla ice cream, with a sauce made from butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, dark rum, and banana liqueur. The butter, sugar and bananas are cooked, then the alcohol is added and ignited as a flambé. The bananas and sauce are served over the ice cream.
A flowering winged-seed sesame near Kruger National Park in South Africa. Thonn. Sesamum alatum is a species of flowering plant in the Pedaliaceae. It is in the same genus as sesame. In English it is called winged-seed sesame. [1] Its native range spans from Western Sahara to Egypt and south to KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa.