Korean cooking ingredients:

Sesame oil




sesame oil

Posted Monday, February 25th, 2008 at 11:42 pm
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15 Comments:

  1. koreanboba My profile page
    joined January 26, 2010

    Hi everyone! My experience with sesame oil is that the Korean one is better. I think it’s because we use it more often so better sesame oil is in demand…

    But usually the Korean one seems to be more appetizing. My housemate said the same thing. It’s probably because it has a stronger scent than the Japanese one?

    How you can tell is if you make stir fry and add the sesame oil, you will notice that the Korean one is the one that makes you want to eat it all~ Try it sometime, and you might get the same result. I use the traditional one (like the last picture in maangchi’s list) and my housemate uses something called 고소한 참기름.

    Posted January 25, 2010 at 8:32 pm | #
  2. Joie Bernardino

    What type of sesame oil should I look for in terms of color and the ingredients in it? I bought one that said “pure sesame oil” but the ingredients were “sesame, rice oil” so I don’t know how much of it is actually rice oil. I didn’t want to buy rice oil with just a little sesame in it but its called sesame oil. Its color was also lighter than the ones in the picture, resembled golden honey.

    Posted October 18, 2009 at 6:57 pm | #
  3. jaydee

    i just subscribed! hope my food looks and tastes just like yours ^^

    Posted September 21, 2009 at 2:24 am | #
  4. Anonymous

    Hi, I wondering if we have to have sesame oil in the fishcakes?

    Posted April 8, 2009 at 6:49 pm | #
  5. Maangchi New York City My profile page
    joined August 6, 2008

    Karin,
    Thank you! Happy New Year!

    Posted January 2, 2009 at 8:19 am | #
  6. Karin

    Hi.i’m from Malaysia. I like the fact that you take piz of the ingredients you use. This makes it easier to find these ingredients back in our country. Thanks!

    Posted January 2, 2009 at 2:45 am | #
    • Enthuz My profile page
      joined February 17, 2010

      Hi Karin,

      I’m from malaysia too. If you see this, pls tell me where I can find all the korean ingredients. Thx!

      Posted February 16, 2010 at 11:20 pm | #
  7. Maangchi New York City My profile page
    joined August 6, 2008

    Jake Gentry,
    Yes, the sesame oil in that link is good. Thank you!

    Posted October 23, 2008 at 6:28 pm | #
  8. Jake Gentry

    Hi Maangchi! I love your site! :D Thank you for making it so I can learn to make Korean food. Is this sesame oil okay? It says traditional… is that what I want?

    http://www.koamart.com/shop/34-3027-oil_vinegar_syrup_mayo-sesame_oil__traditional_korean_style__56oz.asp

    Posted October 23, 2008 at 5:42 pm | #
  9. Maangchi New York City My profile page
    joined August 6, 2008

    Hi, Anonymous,
    I don’t see much difference between Japanese sesame oil and Korean sesame oil. Yes, after opening sesame oil, I keep it in the refrigerator.

    Posted September 9, 2008 at 5:59 am | #
  10. Anonymous

    Hi Maangchi, is there any difference between the korean vs japanese’s brand? do you have to keep sesame oil in the fridge?

    Posted September 9, 2008 at 12:52 am | #
  11. Anonymous

    Hi Maangchi, I am using the Kadoya one. Is it better to use the korean’s brand? any much difference? Do you have to keep sesame oil in the fridge or room temperature is fine?

    Posted September 9, 2008 at 12:51 am | #

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