Dishes made with sesame seed
23 dishes from around the world that list sesame seed as a main ingredient.
Bagel
🇵🇱 Poland and 2 moreRing-shaped bread roll, boiled then baked for a dense, chewy texture
Bread, Breakfast, Lunch
SimitVegan
🇹🇷 Turkey and 5 moreRing-shaped bread with a sesame seed crust, sold by street vendors
Bread, Breakfast, Snacks
Obwarzanek krakowskiVegetarian
🇵🇱 PolandBraided ring bread from Kraków, boiled then baked and sold from street carts
Bread, Snacks, Breakfast
CemitaMeat
🇲🇽 MexicoA sesame-topped sandwich roll from Puebla, Mexico, filled with meat, cheese and herbs
Sandwich or wrap
LaganaVeganλαγάνα
🇬🇷 GreeceGreek flatbread topped with sesame seeds, baked for Clean Monday
Bread
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Bagel: Evan-Amos, Public domain, source
- Simit: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Cemita: Wotancito, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Obwarzanek krakowski: Chris Brown, CC BY 2.0, source
- Lagana: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0, source