Susam
イスタンブールの朝の香り！シミットを覆い尽くす香ばしい白ゴマ
Description
Savory roasted sesame seeds completely coating the surface of Turkey's national bread 'Simit', essential to Turkish daily life.
Classification: For Everyone,Seeds,Life of Simit
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How to use
Ingredients
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe]
- When sesame pods ripen yellow, harvest, dry, crack the pods, and extract raw white sesame seeds.
- For breads like Simit, don't use raw; light roast them slowly in a giant cauldron until golden and fragrant sesame oil aroma emerges.
- Dip bread dough in water mixed with molasses (pekmez), toss into a tray heaped with roasted susam, press tightly to coat both sides completely, and bake.
Learn more Substitutes, pairings, tips
Key spices
Roasted savory flavor
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Japanese roasted white sesame
Pairing
Simit (Sesame bread) and Tahini
Trivia
[For Everyone] Turkey is a massive consumer of sesame. Transformed into tahini paste or helva sweets, it forms the flesh and blood of the Turkish people.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Press your finger to pick up all the susam that crumbled onto the plate while eating Simit, and lick it clean like a true Turk!
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