[Sca-cooks] light colored Sesame oil, olives

[Terry Decker]

The color of the oil is dependent on the color of the sesame seeds processed 
and how heavily the seeds have been roasted before processing.  Your sesame 
oil is probably of Middle Eastern or Indian origin (lighter seeds) and 
lightly toasted.  Which is about all I know about the process.

Bear



>I seem to remember some discussion in this group about untoasted sesame 
>oil.
>
> Tuesday when shopping at a local Middle Eastern store, Phoenicia, I found 
> and bought a bottle of light colored sesame oil.
>
> I seem to remember that untested sesame oil is needed for some recipes. 
> This bottle is light colored, and says "Ziad brand 100% extra virgin 
> toasted  Sesame Oil". While this says it is "toasted", it is much lighter 
> in color, similar to olive oil and is much lighter than what I remember 
> seeing as toasted sesame oil.
>
> Is this what I should use? What are some of the recipes I might use this 
> in?
>
> Thanks,
>  Stefan