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Sesame oil
芝麻油
The pale, toasted sesame oil that finishes a stir-fry, seasons a marinade and is drizzled over steamed fish: fragrant, never bitter, from the supermarket (Lee Kum Kee, for example) or a Taiwanese brand. It is not the black sesame oil of confinement cooking, which is dark, heavy and used to fry the ginger at the start.
Cautions: read first
- Contains sesame, a mandatory-declaration allergen in Australia.
- Turns bitter at high heat; add it at the end.
Preparation
A few drops after the heat is off.
Origin
The sesame-growing north of China; Hong Kong and Taiwan press their own. At Woolworths, Lee Kum Kee 207ml for example; larger bottles at Asian grocers.
Availability in Australia
Easy to find
Australian name · toasted sesame oil
Where · Woolworths (Lee Kum Kee), Asian grocers
What to ask for · Dishes want the pale toasted oil; the black sesame oil of confinement cooking is a different bottle
Where · Woolworths (Lee Kum Kee), Asian grocers
What to ask for · Dishes want the pale toasted oil; the black sesame oil of confinement cooking is a different bottle
