Sesame

Sesame was a type of flowering plant on Toril.

Habitats

 * Sesame was known to grow in Anauroch, where it was typically harvested by the Bedine.
 * In east Faerûn, sesame was known to grow in the Greenfields plains.
 * In the land of Zakhara, sesame was known to grow on the island of Masud Jazayir.

Usages

 * Sesame trees were often harvested for seeds that could be eaten raw, roasted, or used as a form of spice. These seeds could also be crushed to produce an oil that was considered very useful in cooking.
 * In the Greenfields region of the Western Heartlands, some served bagels with sprinklings of sesame seeds.
 * The Bedine tribes of Anauroch were known to place sesame seeds in large mortars, hollowed out from an acacia tree. They would then crush the seeds with a wooden beam, counter-weighted with stones, by having a camel haul it around in a circle. The Bedine sold this oil in clay jugs for 1 sp. Tribesmen were also known to rub a mixture of the oil and indigo on their chests and legs during the winter season, believing it would keep them warm.
 * The spell passwall required sesame seeds as a material component.