sesame oil
noun
: a pale yellow bland semidrying fatty oil obtained from sesame seeds and used chiefly as an edible oil, as a vehicle for various pharmaceuticals, and in cosmetics and soaps
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Her chocolate cake is flavored with sesame oil and cloaked in a tahini ganache.
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The Bon Appétit and Epicurious Staffs, Bon Appétit, 10 Dec. 2024
Japanese and Chinese immigrants added the use of shoyu (a type of soy sauce) and sesame oil.
Variations of poke abound.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2024
Be Naive with cucumber gin, lime basil syrup and sesame oil.
—Kristin L. Wolfe, Forbes, 15 Sep. 2024
Then add in kecap manis, hoisin sauce, stock, sesame oil and white pepper.
—Gretchen McKay, Boston Herald, 8 May 2024
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The Bon Appétit and Epicurious Staffs, Bon Appétit, 10 Dec. 2024
Japanese and Chinese immigrants added the use of shoyu (a type of soy sauce) and sesame oil.
Variations of poke abound.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2024
Be Naive with cucumber gin, lime basil syrup and sesame oil.
—Kristin L. Wolfe, Forbes, 15 Sep. 2024
Then add in kecap manis, hoisin sauce, stock, sesame oil and white pepper.
—Gretchen McKay, Boston Herald, 8 May 2024
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“Sesame oil.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sesame%20oil. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.
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