Black sesame paste
Black sesame paste is toasted black sesame seeds ground into a smooth paste for sweets and savoury cooking.
About Black sesame paste
Black sesame paste is made by grinding toasted black sesame seeds until their natural oil forms a thick, smooth purée. The plain paste can be a single-ingredient preparation. It is used in Japanese and East Asian sweets such as mochi and ice cream, as well as in noodle sauces and dressings.
This entry means paste made only from black sesame seeds. Some recipes or retail jars add honey, sesame oil or other ingredients; those versions need their own ingredient checks. It is distinct from whole black sesame seeds and from a generic white sesame paste, even though they come from the same type of seed.
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