Pastry Chefs Sweeten Up Sesame

Sesame is one of those often-overlooked ingredients that has a powerful presence all over the world. Black sesame studs the mochi of Japan and kkae gangjeong brittle candy of Korea. It can be found as a crunchy finish on the plantain-based cake, torta bejarana, in Venezuela. And sesame has a ubiquitous presence in the Middle East in the crumbly, tahini-based confection, halva. Stateside, chefs are drawing inspiration from these traditional sweets and...