Fresh Is Best. No matter how many mugs it takes you to wake up in the morning, your personal coffee turnover isn't going to be nearly equal to that of your local coffee shop, which means your beans are probably a bit longer in the tooth than the cafe's are on any given day.
Sesame seeds, despite their tiny size, are a valuable cash crop. They come from the Sesamum Indicum plant, which is native to Africa but is now found mostly throughout Asia, with Myanmar and India the largest producers.
They must be hulled from their darker shells first. Not all sesame seeds are white, however, and some seeds will still be dark in color even after they're hulled. Sesame Seeds Come In Many Colors. Kenishirotie via Getty Images. From white and black to red, brown and tan, sesame seeds are multi-colored.