Sesame Seed

Description

Sesame seeds are found inside the fruit of a sesame plant, which is an oblong pod with ridges that contains small oval seeds that measure about â…› inch long. To remove the seeds from the pod, the sesame fruit is dried which causes it to begin to open, making it easy to shake the seeds free. Sesame seeds are covered in a husk that is a darker shade than the seed itself, and are most often removed from the husk before consuming. When revealed from the husk, sesame seeds can be white, black, red, brown, or tan,-. depending on the variety of the sesame plant itself. Most of the sesame seeds youll see in the U.S. are creamy white, while black sesame seeds are most commonly used in Chinese cooking.