Month June 2021

Ivory Coast and Ghana, the world’s two largest cocoa producers, have ended a threat to stop selling their production in what was a push for higher prices. In what they called a “historic” move, the two West African neighbors on…

It is said that sesame is the oldest crop in the world. Sesame oil made due to crushing sesame seeds were used for a wide variety of purposes such as food, medicine, ceremonies and cosmetics throughout the ages. Cleopatra, the…

It is said that Ninjas used to practice jumping due to jumping over sesame plants. Some say it was hemp instead of sesame. But these traditions may be based on the swift growth of both plants. It is also said…

Korean perilla is likely to be considered a kind of sesame in Japan, but it is actually not of the sesame family. Korean perilla is an annual grass in the Lamiaceae family of the Perilla genus and looks a lot…

Sesame is generally classified into “white sesame” and “black sesame.” But, in Africa, uneven-colored “brown sesame” seems to be more familiar. “Brown sesame” is called “mixed sesame” and is used as the raw material for sesame oil. While different in…

Sesame oil has an antioxidant effect and is harder to break down compared to other oils. It is said that sesame oil was used as a preservative to make mummies in ancient Egypt.