With Meishi, Chenab takes you on a journey through the Orient by bringing for you authentic ingredients for Cuisines from China, Thailand, Vietnam, Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia. Great for traditional Asian recipes made in professional or home kitchens. Chenab brings for you premium Meishi toasted sesame oil from Singapore. The sesame seeds are imported from Ethiopia. Sesame oil is an edible vegetable oil derived from sesame seeds.There is a difference between toasted and normal sesame oil. The sesame oil is consists of raw, untoasted sesame seeds and is light in color, while Toasted sesame oil is consists of toasted sesame seeds and is a dark, golden brown color. Meishi Toasted Sesame Oil also known as 'dark' or 'Oriental' sesame oil, it has a distinctive nutty flavor and a much lower smoke point that complements most foods. The toasting and expelling is done in Singapore to yield a flavourful Toasted Sesame oil, ideal for Japanese and other Oriental cuisines. Toasting brings out a smokier and nuttier flavour in the oil, making it a savoury ingredient to use as a condiment or stir-fry finishing oil or to add to a vinaigrette, marinade, or salad dressing. Its appetizing fragrance and rich taste make it a highly prized seasoning. Toasted sesame oil enhances the flavor of rice, noodles, tofu, fish, and vegetables. Try in your next stir fry. Best sesame oil for chinese cooking: Toasted sesame oil has a strong flavor, and its nutty aroma is an essential part of Asian and Chinese cooking. The non-toasted kind is much milder in flavor, and can be used for sautéing. Common uses of toasted sesame oil : 1) As The flavor of toasted sesame oil is too strong and its smoke point is too low for it to be a good cooking oil but is used as a seasoning. It is typically drizzled onto food at the end of the cooking time to enhance flavor. 2) Most of the sesame oil used in Chinese and Japanese cooking is toasted sesame oil.