Derived from flowering plants that grow wild throughout Asian and the Middle East, this oil-rich seed enhances a depth of flavor reminiscent of roasted nuts. Use these seeds to stud your bread for a flavorful topping, or to border your sushi. Toast and mix with rice pilaf or couscous and fruit dishes for a soft touch of nuttiness. Many Indian desserts include the combination of white sesame seeds with honey or sugar. In Caribbean cuisine, there's also a traditional brittle bar, similar to peanut brittle, that will crack against the bite of your teeth while oozing delectable sweetness.

Use these seeds to stud your bread for a flavorful topping, or to border your sushi. Toast and mix with rice pilaf or couscous and fruit dishes for a soft touch of nuttiness.

Fairway Marketplace is brought to you by Fairway Market, a specialty food chain that started back in 1933 with a small fruit and vegetable stand on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. Today, Fairway Market is legendary for its experts and expertise in all things food, and a relentless obsession with quality throughout all of the different departments in its stores. In December of 2011, Fairway launched this online shop, so that we could bring the best of the best of what Fairway offers, at the same great values, to those who don’t live near one of our stores. Why keep all of this foodie goodness to ourselves? That simply would not be fair.