Sesame
noun
A kind of seed from the sesame plant that is often used in cooking.
She sprinkled sesame seeds on the bun.
Often appears as...
- sesame seeds
- sesame oil
noun
The name of a plant that produces sesame seeds.
The sesame plant can grow in arid conditions.
Often appears as...
- sesame plant
- sesame crop
idiom
'Open sesame' is a phrase used to ask for a door to be opened.
As a joke, he said 'open sesame' in front of the automatic doors.
Usage tips
Amusing
Idiomatic
noun
A kind of seed from the sesame plant that is often used in cooking.
She sprinkled sesame seeds on the bun.
Often appears as...
- sesame seeds
- sesame oil
noun
The name of a plant that produces sesame seeds.
The sesame plant can grow in arid conditions.
Often appears as...
- sesame plant
- sesame crop
idiom
'Open sesame' is a phrase used to ask for a door to be opened.
As a joke, he said 'open sesame' in front of the automatic doors.
Usage tips
Amusing
Idiomatic
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Cooking Ingredient
Sesame seeds are used worldwide, often to add crunch or flavor to dishes.
I topped the salad with toasted sesame for extra crunch.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Staple
In some cultures, sesame is a key ingredient, especially in Asian and Middle Eastern cuisines.
Sesame oil is essential in this Chinese stir-fry recipe.
Pro Tip 3/3Health Perception
Sesame is often associated with healthy eating and can be found in nutritional food products.
I bought a sesame granola bar for a healthy snack.
Pro Tip 1/3Cooking Ingredient
Sesame seeds are used worldwide, often to add crunch or flavor to dishes.
I topped the salad with toasted sesame for extra crunch.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Staple
In some cultures, sesame is a key ingredient, especially in Asian and Middle Eastern cuisines.
Sesame oil is essential in this Chinese stir-fry recipe.
Pro Tip 3/3Health Perception
Sesame is often associated with healthy eating and can be found in nutritional food products.
I bought a sesame granola bar for a healthy snack.
Pro Tip 1/3Cooking Ingredient
Sesame seeds are used worldwide, often to add crunch or flavor to dishes.
I topped the salad with toasted sesame for extra crunch.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Staple
In some cultures, sesame is a key ingredient, especially in Asian and Middle Eastern cuisines.
Sesame oil is essential in this Chinese stir-fry recipe.
Pro Tip 3/3Health Perception
Sesame is often associated with healthy eating and can be found in nutritional food products.
I bought a sesame granola bar for a healthy snack.
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My journey from Marine...
and she's putting a piece of sesame chicken someone spit out into her own mouth. And somewhere there's a doctor with a wack haircut in a black lab coat trying to find a cure for the diseases that are gonna make us all extinct for real one day. And somewhere there's a man, a man in a janitor's uniform,
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Jennifer 8. Lee: Who was...
If you see them side by side, there's yellow and brown. Theirs are actually flavored with miso and sesame paste, so they're not as sweet as our version. So how did they get to the US? Well, the short answer is, the Japanese immigrants came over, and a bunch of the bakers introduced them --
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What I've learned about...
What had I gotten myself into? I thought I knew everything about being a stay-at-home parent -- in fact, I knew nothing. I thought that all I had to do was feed them, change their diapers, and they'd be fine. Like, I really thought that's it. "Sesame Street" on TV, keep them distracted,
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A day in the life of an...
who gave humanity the code of laws and is the judge of the Babylonian pantheon. Beltani leaves an offering of bread and sesame oil in a private room. She never enters the inner chamber of the temple where the god lives, a place so holy only high priestesses and kings visit.
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How Do Honeybees Get...
sustain a colony within the colony each bee has a specific role to play a job these are jobs like foraging for food tending to young larvae and building a honeycomb but with a brain about the size of a sesame seed it begs the question how do bees know what specific
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How menopause affects...
sesame seeds, dried apricots, legumes and a number of fruits. And for some good news, dark chocolate contains phytoestrogens, too. So diet is one way to gain estrogens, but it's just as important to avoid things that suppress our estrogens instead,
Video examples
When Food Can Kill You:...
sesame peas chickpeas lentils lima beans he used to be allergic to eggs which he outgrew is there anything else that I'm missing and coconut it's ever-changing and that's the guessing game that I don't like some people don't believe
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Jennifer Senior: For...
And I have to tell you, I think it leads to some very strange excesses. We are now so anxious to protect our kids from the world's ugliness that we now shield them from "Sesame Street." I wish I could say I was kidding about this,
Video examples
The warning sounds of a...
below the surface before they tumble out into the ocean as icebergs and this shows what these air pockets look like up close against the backdrop of crystal-clear glacier ice each one of these is about the size of a sesame seed
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The End of Roe v. Wade...
on “Sesame Street.” Why? Because you've got to learn to count. And the only number that matters is five -- which is a majority of the justices on the Court.
Video examples
My journey from Marine...
and she's putting a piece of sesame chicken someone spit out into her own mouth. And somewhere there's a doctor with a wack haircut in a black lab coat trying to find a cure for the diseases that are gonna make us all extinct for real one day. And somewhere there's a man, a man in a janitor's uniform,
Video examples
Jennifer 8. Lee: Who was...
If you see them side by side, there's yellow and brown. Theirs are actually flavored with miso and sesame paste, so they're not as sweet as our version. So how did they get to the US? Well, the short answer is, the Japanese immigrants came over, and a bunch of the bakers introduced them --
Video examples
What I've learned about...
What had I gotten myself into? I thought I knew everything about being a stay-at-home parent -- in fact, I knew nothing. I thought that all I had to do was feed them, change their diapers, and they'd be fine. Like, I really thought that's it. "Sesame Street" on TV, keep them distracted,
Video examples
A day in the life of an...
who gave humanity the code of laws and is the judge of the Babylonian pantheon. Beltani leaves an offering of bread and sesame oil in a private room. She never enters the inner chamber of the temple where the god lives, a place so holy only high priestesses and kings visit.
Video examples
How Do Honeybees Get...
sustain a colony within the colony each bee has a specific role to play a job these are jobs like foraging for food tending to young larvae and building a honeycomb but with a brain about the size of a sesame seed it begs the question how do bees know what specific
Video examples
How menopause affects...
sesame seeds, dried apricots, legumes and a number of fruits. And for some good news, dark chocolate contains phytoestrogens, too. So diet is one way to gain estrogens, but it's just as important to avoid things that suppress our estrogens instead,
Video examples
When Food Can Kill You:...
sesame peas chickpeas lentils lima beans he used to be allergic to eggs which he outgrew is there anything else that I'm missing and coconut it's ever-changing and that's the guessing game that I don't like some people don't believe
Video examples
Jennifer Senior: For...
And I have to tell you, I think it leads to some very strange excesses. We are now so anxious to protect our kids from the world's ugliness that we now shield them from "Sesame Street." I wish I could say I was kidding about this,
Video examples
The warning sounds of a...
below the surface before they tumble out into the ocean as icebergs and this shows what these air pockets look like up close against the backdrop of crystal-clear glacier ice each one of these is about the size of a sesame seed
Video examples
The End of Roe v. Wade...
on “Sesame Street.” Why? Because you've got to learn to count. And the only number that matters is five -- which is a majority of the justices on the Court.
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Ella Woodward
English Writer
I'm always cooking big veggie curries for friends with tons of spices, coconut milk, chilli - I'll saute potatoes in the spices, then cook them with all the flavours and stir in some chickpeas and spinach at the end before serving it on a bed of sesame brown rice. It's easy to do and tastes amazing!
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Andrew Zimmern
American Critic
For wok cooking, use oils with a high smoke point and low polyunsaturated-fat content: grapeseed oil, peanut oil, etc. Sesame oil and olive oil will burn and taste bitter. Oils with high polyunsaturated-fat contents like soybean oil will also make your food texturally unpleasant.
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Fergie
American Musician
In L.A., I get a meal delivery service called Diet Designs. I like a nice butter lettuce salad with some avocado, fresh grapefruit, shredded chicken breast and raw almond slices with a sesame vinaigrette dressing. I also love juicing and am kind of obsessed with it.
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Alysia Reiner
American Actress
I'm not a big chicken or meat eater, but sometimes I'll eat it if it's locally raised. The family dinner will be stir-fry, or we'll roll our own sushi with brown rice, spinach, salmon, sesame oil, sesame seeds, and seaweed. The kids love it!
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J. Kenji Lopez-Alt
American Chef
I first became aware of Lao Gan Ma chile crisp at a potluck baby shower in 2016, where a friend brought a bowl of chilled hand-pulled noodles that he tossed with black vinegar, soy sauce, sesame seeds, scallions and a ladleful of the sauce.
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Roy Choi
South Korean Chef
The things that make Korean food delicious are garlic, ginger, soy sauce, sesame oil, chili powder, and chili paste. They make anything delicious.
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Ted Allen
American Entertainer
Sesame oil is probably my favorite condiment, period.
Quote examples
Ella Woodward
English Writer
I'm always cooking big veggie curries for friends with tons of spices, coconut milk, chilli - I'll saute potatoes in the spices, then cook them with all the flavours and stir in some chickpeas and spinach at the end before serving it on a bed of sesame brown rice. It's easy to do and tastes amazing!
Quote examples
Andrew Zimmern
American Critic
For wok cooking, use oils with a high smoke point and low polyunsaturated-fat content: grapeseed oil, peanut oil, etc. Sesame oil and olive oil will burn and taste bitter. Oils with high polyunsaturated-fat contents like soybean oil will also make your food texturally unpleasant.
Quote examples
Fergie
American Musician
In L.A., I get a meal delivery service called Diet Designs. I like a nice butter lettuce salad with some avocado, fresh grapefruit, shredded chicken breast and raw almond slices with a sesame vinaigrette dressing. I also love juicing and am kind of obsessed with it.
Quote examples
Alysia Reiner
American Actress
I'm not a big chicken or meat eater, but sometimes I'll eat it if it's locally raised. The family dinner will be stir-fry, or we'll roll our own sushi with brown rice, spinach, salmon, sesame oil, sesame seeds, and seaweed. The kids love it!
Quote examples
J. Kenji Lopez-Alt
American Chef
I first became aware of Lao Gan Ma chile crisp at a potluck baby shower in 2016, where a friend brought a bowl of chilled hand-pulled noodles that he tossed with black vinegar, soy sauce, sesame seeds, scallions and a ladleful of the sauce.
Quote examples
Roy Choi
South Korean Chef
The things that make Korean food delicious are garlic, ginger, soy sauce, sesame oil, chili powder, and chili paste. They make anything delicious.
Quote examples
Ted Allen
American Entertainer
Sesame oil is probably my favorite condiment, period.
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