Sesame Til

Sesame, Til, Sesame Sesamum indicum syn: S. orientale Fam: Pedaliacea Sesame is an ancient spice, one of the first recorded plants used for its seeds. It has been used for thousands of years and is still an oil seed of worldwide significance. Other Names Bene Seeds, Beniseed, Benne, Gingelly, Gingili, Gingilli, Semsem, Simsim, Teel, Til French: sesame German: Sesam Italian: sesamo Spanish: ajonjoli, sesamo Arabic: tahina, tahine, tahini Chinese: chi mah, hak chi mah (black sesame) Indian: gingelly (oil) Japanese: goma, kuro goma (black sesame) Malay: bene, bijan