Sesame is a plant grown in hot countries for its tiny flat seeds and for the oil pressed from them. The pale seeds turn up on hamburger buns, on sushi, and in 芝麻包; black seeds are common in East Asian cooking too.

SesameSesame（芝麻） is a plant是一種植物，grown in hot countries種在炎熱的國家，for its tiny flat seeds是為了它扁扁的小種子 and for the oil pressed from them也為了從種子榨出來的油。The pale seeds淡色的種子 turn up on hamburger buns會出現在漢堡麵包上，on sushi壽司上，and in 芝麻包還有芝麻包裡；black seeds are common in East Asian cooking too黑色的種子在東亞料理裡也很常見。

The oil has a strong nutty smell: in Taiwan you often add a little at the end of a dish, or use it in 麻油雞, rather than as an everyday frying oil. A paste of the ground seeds is tahini.

The oil這種油 has a strong nutty smell有很濃的堅果香氣：in Taiwan在台灣，you often add a little at the end of a dish常常是在菜快好的時候加一點點，or use it in 麻油雞或用在麻油雞裡，rather than as an everyday frying oil而不是拿來當一般炒菜用的油。A paste of the ground seeds把種子磨成醬 is tahini就是tahini（中東芝麻醬）。

People also know the fairy-tale shout 'Open sesame!' from Ali Baba, as if the word could open a door — that is a story phrase, not a meaning of the plant. Ordinary, slightly kitchen-and-biology English.

People also know大家也知道 the fairy-tale shout 'Open sesame!'童話裡那句「Open sesame!」（芝麻開門） from Ali Baba出自阿里巴巴的故事，as if the word could open a door好像這句話能把門打開一樣——that is a story phrase那只是故事裡的用語，not a meaning of the plant不是這種植物本身的意思。Ordinary, slightly kitchen-and-biology English這個字算普通用語，帶一點廚房跟生物的味道。