Literature
In the story of "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves", the phrase "Open Sesame" magically opens a sealed cave. The origin of the phrase is unclear.
Sesame seeds are also used conceptionally in Urdu literature, in the proverbs "til dharnay ki jagah na hona"; meaning a place so crowded that there is no room for a single seed of sesame, and "in tilon mein teil nahee" (ان تلوں میں تیل نہیں); referring to a person who appears to be useful but shan't be of much use (selfish) when the time comes, literally meaning: there is no oil (left) in this sesame.
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A simit is a small circular Turkish bread with sesame seeds
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Thai workers harvesting sesame
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Chicken covered in Mexico's chocolate spice mole sauce with sesame seeds
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A Vietnamese sesame cookie snack made from starch, sesame, sugar and peanut
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Dry sesame seeds
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Sesame seed balls are very popular treats in East Asia
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A sesame seed hamburger bun
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Tahini - Sesame seeds paste
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