Sesame oil with pleasantly mild taste and aroma
With sesame oil, you can conjure up wonders, not only in Asian cuisine. Its
pleasantly mild taste and aroma of sesame seeds will also complement
vegetable salads, hummus and baked and unbaked desserts.
History
Across history, across the world
For millennia, sesame seeds have been a very important food with strong
religious significance. Although they originated in sub-Saharan Africa, they
were already familiar to the ancient Babylonians. And the ancient Chinese
greatly valued the supportive, gently warming effects of sesame oil
pressed from them.
Processing method
Cold pressed
Sesame oil is extracted from the seeds of the Indian sesame (Sesamum
indicum) ** in the most gentle way, by cold pressing**. The maximum content
of vitamins, minerals and other beneficial substances is preserved in
this way.
Use
For Asian dishes, vegetable salads, dressings and dressings
Sesame oil is characterised by its pleasantly mild taste and aroma of
sesame seeds. Traditionally it is used mainly in Asian cuisine, but
it is also great in salads, dressings and for the final seasoning of
dishes.
Country of origin
Mexico
Sources
[1] History and lore of sesame in Southwest Asia. Econ. Bot.
2004, 58, 329–353.
[2] Werea, B.; Onkwarea, A.; Gudu, S. Seed oil content and fatty acid
composition in East African sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) accessions evaluated
over 3 years. Field Crops Research 2006, 97 (2),
254–260.