Tahini cuneiform document written 4000 years ago that describes the custom of serving the gods sesame wine. The historian Herodotus writes about the cultivation of sesame 3500 years ago in the region of the Tigris and Euphrates in Mesopotamia. It was mainly used as a source of oil. Tahini is mentioned as an ingredient of "hummus kasa", a recipe transcribed in an anonymous 13th-century Arabic cookbook, "Kitab Wasf al-Atima al-Mutada". Sesame paste is an ingredient in some Chinese and Japanese dishes; Sichuan cuisine uses it in some recipes for dandan noodles. Sesame paste is also used in Indian cuisine. In the
Red bean paste red beans, and the white paste made of "geopipat" is called "geopipat-so" (). Red bean paste is graded according to its consistency, sweetness, and color. In Chinese cuisine, the most common types are: In Japanese cuisine and confectionary, the most common types are: In Korean cuisine and confectionery, the most common types are: Red bean paste is used in many Chinese dishes, such as: Red bean paste is used in many Japanese sweets. Red bean paste is used in various Korean snack foods and desserts, including: Red bean paste Red bean paste () or red bean jam, also called adzuki