My sesame plant. Now what? A Korean student gave me the seeds and said she uses the leaves for wrapping rice. Should I save the seeds and plant them again next year? What then?
Throw a few leaves in stew. Nice flavour. Plant is very strong. Outcompetes anything else in the pot such as eggplant. Starts to spread. Wonder if it's invasive? Or has it been around for awhile? Hmm.
The plant is very hardy and keep growing back every year, so no need to worry about keeping the seeds. The leaves from the sesame plant is used in many Korean dishes. It has a distinctive flavor and once you've acquired an appreciation for the taste, it can go it so many dishes. It can be washed and eaten raw, sort of like a wrap for rice or grilled BBQ Korean style, or pickled in soy or hot peppers and eaten as a side dish with rice. This link may give you a better idea. http://www.maangchi.com/recipe/kkaen-nip-jang-ah-jji
looks like amaranth or quinoa. Dry the flowers. I would bet that sesame seeds are hiding in there. I wouldn't mind trying to grow some.
ReplyDeleteThrow a few leaves in stew. Nice flavour. Plant is very strong. Outcompetes anything else in the pot such as eggplant. Starts to spread. Wonder if it's invasive? Or has it been around for awhile? Hmm.
ReplyDeleteThe plant is very hardy and keep growing back every year, so no need to worry about keeping the seeds. The leaves from the sesame plant is used in many Korean dishes. It has a distinctive flavor and once you've acquired an appreciation for the taste, it can go it so many dishes. It can be washed and eaten raw, sort of like a wrap for rice or grilled BBQ Korean style, or pickled in soy or hot peppers and eaten as a side dish with rice. This link may give you a better idea. http://www.maangchi.com/recipe/kkaen-nip-jang-ah-jji
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