{"id":109819,"title":"Black Sesame Paste","modified":"2025-10-29T15:24:54+01:00","plain":"Made from ground black sesame seeds and sesame oil or honey, black sesame paste (Kuro Neri Goma) is used as a flavoring in Japanese cuisine and other Asian cooking.\n\n\n\nLearn how to make it at home today!\n\n\n\nIn Japan and across East and Southeast Asia, black sesame seeds are widely used in cooking, baking, and desserts. For example, spread Japanese fluffy pancakes with it.\n\n\n\nBlack sesame seeds are used whole, ground into powder, and as a paste. It\u2019s one of my favorite ingredients for pastries and sweets.\n\n\n\nBlack sesame mini cakes?\n\n\n\nWhen summer arrives, I make a jar of homemade black sesame paste and keep it in the fridge, so I can whip up black sesame ice cream, mochi, and other treats at a moment\u2019s notice.\n\n\n\nWhat does black sesame paste taste like?\n\n\n\nTo make black sesame paste, unhulled sesame seeds are ground into a thick pur\u00e9e before being sweetened with honey.\n\n\n\nWith its glossy black color and uniquely nutty flavor, black sesame paste can completely transform a dessert.\n\n\n\nI\u2019d also describe the flavor as slightly earthy with a mildly bitter note.\n\n\n\nYou can find many popular Japanese sweets and pastries such as macarons, Japanese pudding, chiffon cake, mochi, bread, and ice cream flavored with black sesame.\n\n\n\nBlack sesame paste (\u9ed2\u7df4\u308a\u3054\u307e) is usually sold in a small jar in Japanese (or Chinese) grocery stores, but you can easily make it at home as I\u2019ll show you in this article.\n\n\n\nUse black sesame paste instead of red bean paste in my mochi\u2014you won\u2019t be disappointed\n\n\n\nHow to make black sesame paste \u2014 only 2 ingredients!\n\n\n\nIt\u2019s so easy to make homemade black sesame paste! You\u2019ll only need black sesame seeds and honey (for sweets) or sesame oil (for savory dishes).\n\n\n\nUsing a food processor makes the process very quick.\n\n\n\nAs you grind, the sesame seeds will start releasing natural oil, so there\u2019s no need to add any liquid if you\u2019re using a high-end machine.\n\n\n\nIf you use a small blender, you may need to add a little honey or sesame oil to help it reach a paste-like texture. Let the blender rest between bursts before turning it back on.\n\n\n\nOnce you\u2019ve made the paste, you can keep it in the fridge for 1 month.\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\tBlack Sesame Paste - Quick Recipe\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\tFor the sweet version20 tablespoons black sesame seeds6 tablespoons honeyFor the savory version20 tablespoons black sesame seeds6 tablespoons sesame oil\t\n\t\n\t\tBlend everything on high until smooth.\t\n\t\n\t\tAdd more honey or sesame oil if the paste isn't smooth enough.\nOnce prepared, the paste keeps in the fridge for up to 1 month \n \n\t\n\t\n\t\tCondimentJaponaise","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109819","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=109819"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109819\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":109994,"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109819\/revisions\/109994"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3459"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=109819"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=109819"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=109819"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}