Nuts
Golden Sesame
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Golden sesame describes naturally gold-tan seeds or carefully toasted seeds sold for their warm colour—marketing spans true golden varieties and toast-darkened white seed. Flavour aims at rich, buttery nuttiness. Read labels: some “golden” is simply toasted white. True golden raw seed toasts into deep aroma for finishing vegetables and rice. Beautiful scattered over hummus.
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Characteristics
Preparations
Finish RiceHummus TopSaladToast
Traits
ButteryButtery TargetGarnish FriendlyGold Tan HueGoldenNuttyPrettyVariety or Toast
History
Trade grades began highlighting golden sesame lots.
Gourmet garnish culture favoured golden sesame’s colour.
Toasted golden sesame packs proliferated in Asian groceries.
Chefs used golden sesame as a warm-hued finisher.