coconut sweets

Colombian coconut treats, from Cartagena's Portal de los Dulces (Hallway of Sweets). On the left is a cassava/yuca patty stuffed with candied shredded coconut. On the middle is a pineapple and coconut ball, and on the right is a fig, sesame, and coconut ball.

sesame noodles

noodles with chili sauce, sesame oil, fresh basil, carrot, cucumber, scallions, and sesame seeds, served cold
from Suzie's Soba in Baltimore

lotus roots with sesame

fried lotus root slices with soy sauce, vegetarian oyster sauce, sesame oil, and toasted sesame seeds, over jasmine rice

bagel with fig and sesame jam

chuchitos

vegan adaptation of Guatemalan tamales, stuffed with potatoes and sesame salsa

enfrijoladas con mole

Enfrijoladas with mole (chocolate, sesame, chile, etc.) sauce and rice