SESAME SEEDS

Sesame is probably one of the oldest plants whose seeds were collected.

The sesame plant is in fact native to India, but traditionally it was used throughout the Middle East and in China since the beginning of history.
The Egyptians made it into a flour and the Chinese made an ink, while the Romans and the Greeks used it by spreading it on bread and sweets and grinding it to form a paste similar to tahini, a spicy sauce made from sesame seeds.
There are two varieties: the most common is the white variety (white sesame), but there are also black sesame seeds, which have a stronger flavor due to the higher mineral content.

Sesame can therefore be considered an oily seed, with a very delicate flavor, similar to that of hazelnuts.