Black Sesame Dessert in TCM According to Ayurvedic Principles

Black sesame dessert is one of those foods that feels like it belongs to more than one world. In a Chinese kitchen, black sesame soup, black sesame paste, and sweet sesame-filled desserts are deeply familiar comfort foods. In an Ayurvedic kitchen, sesame has an equally ancient identity, particularly as tila, an ingredient valued for its nourishing, oily, warming, and grounding qualities. Put those two perspectives together and you can create something far more interesting than simply calling a traditional dessert “healthy.” You can begin to understand how the ingredients, preparation method, sweetness, temperature, spices, and portion size may influence the overall experience of eating it.