Description
The scientific name of these white sesame seeds is Sesamum indicum. They are mostly used in the Middle Eastern, Asian, Mediterranean, and northern African cooking. The names vary like juljulan in Arabic, zi mah in Mandarin, "till" in French, sesam in German, gingili or til Hindi, goma in Japanese, gergelim in Portuguese, kunzhut in Russian, and ajonjoli in Spanish.
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