Sesame into a bar resembling peanut brittle and sold in stores and street corners. Sesame is a popular and essential ingredient in many Middle Eastern cuisines. Sesame seeds are made into a paste called "tahini" (used in various ways, including "hummus bi tahini") and the Middle Eastern confection "halvah". Ground and processed, the seed is also used in sweet confections. Sesame is also a common component of the Levantine spice mixture "za'atar", popular all throughout the Middle East. In South Asian, Middle Eastern, and East Asian cuisines, popular confectionery are made from sesame mixed with honey or syrup and roasted into
Shrimp paste raw), and rujak (Indonesian style hot and spicy fruit salad). On the island of Lombok, Indonesia, a more savory and sweet shrimp paste called "lengkare" is made. "Bagoong alamang", simply bagoong, or "Ginamos" (in Western Visayas) is Filipino for shrimp paste, made from the same "Acetes" shrimp as in Indonesian and Malaysian variants (known in Filipino/Tagalog as "alamang") and is commonly eaten as a topping on green mangoes or used as a major cooking ingredient. Bagoong paste varies in appearance, flavor, and spiciness depending on the type. Pink and salty bagoong alamang is marketed as "fresh", and is essentially the