What does it taste like?
Nutty and toasty.
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Sesame seeds
참깨
Common aliases
sesame seeds · toasted sesame seeds · sesame
What is Sesame seeds?
A practical Korean cooking ingredient used to build balanced flavor and texture in everyday dishes such as rice meals, soups, stews, and banchan.
How is it used?
Sprinkle over rice, noodles, and banchan.
Where can you buy it?
Toasted seeds are ready to use.
How should you store it?
Keep airtight and cool.
Possible substitutes
Omit if necessary; the dish loses some aroma.
Recipes using Sesame seeds
Rice Dishes
Bulgogi Rice Bowl(불고기덮밥)
A savory beef bulgogi rice bowl topped with stir-fried peppers, onion, enoki mushrooms, scallions, egg, and sesame seeds.
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Side Dishes
Chilled Eggplant Soup(가지나물냉국)
Steamed eggplant is seasoned with chilies, scallions, garlic, and soy sauce, then served in a chilled kelp broth sharpened with two kinds of vinegar.
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Side Dishes
Doenjang-Seasoned Amaranth Greens(비름나물 된장무침)
Blanched amaranth greens and onion tossed with a doenjang, gochujang, mayonnaise, garlic, and ginger dressing, then finished with sesame oil and sesame seeds.
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Main Dishes
Easy Soy Milk Noodles(간편콩국수)
Buckwheat noodles served in a creamy tofu-soy milk broth with stir-fried mushrooms, zucchini, onion, and colorful chilies.
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Side Dishes
Fresh Lettuce Salad(상추 겉절이)
Crisp lettuce, chives, onion, and red chili lightly tossed in a tangy plum, soy sauce, chili, and sesame dressing.
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Side Dishes
Fresh Napa Cabbage Kimchi Salad(배추겉절이)
Fresh baby napa cabbage and scallions tossed in a spicy dressing of potato, chili powder, plum syrup, fish sauce, salted shrimp, radish, onion, ginger, and garlic.
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Side Dishes
Fresh-Seasoned Eggplant Kimchi(가지겉절이)
Tender eggplant is lightly salted with fish soy sauce, squeezed dry, and tossed with onion, scallions, chilies, and a tangy gochujang seasoning before a short rest.
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Side Dishes
Fresh-Seasoned Purslane Salad(비름나물겉절이)
A fresh purslane salad lightly salted and tossed with a savory, mildly spicy seasoning of fish sauce, soy sauce, plum extract, and sesame.
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Side Dishes
Green Garlic and Dried Squid Kimchi(풋마늘오징어김치)
Fresh green garlic and dried squid are coated in a lightly thickened spicy seafood seasoning and served fresh or lightly fermented.
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