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Tag: #Sesame

Browse our collection of food history articles exploring the legacy, heritage, and stories behind Sesame.

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Glossy black sesame seeds in a dark ceramic bowl beside sesame pods
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Black Sesame

How one oilseed moved through farms, grinding traditions, ritual foods, and a new global wave of dark sesame flavor

Afro-Asian cultivation and trade zones; later regional specialization across Asia7 min read
Sesame pods, tahini, sesame oil, and benne wafers arranged as a premium food-history still life
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Sesame

The ancient oilseed behind tahini, halvah, sesame oil, and Lowcountry benne — and a base note of the 2026 Korean food boom

Africa / India8 min read