These tender little Asian meatballs are flavor-packed and versatile enough for weeknight dinners and party spreads.

Fill traditional Chinese dim sum sesame balls with red bean ... or go traditional with lotus seed paste or red bean paste, which can be purchased pre-made from an Asian grocery store.

(Alternatively, set a small round wire rack over three 2-inch balls of aluminum ... is available at Asian grocery stores or online at justasianfood.com. What are black sesame seeds?

powders and seeds. You'll find it used in everything from Japanese black sesame ice cream to Chinese tang yuan (glutinous ...

Using a mortar and pestle, pound the sesame a little at a time until the seeds are crushed and oily ... and after a while the mixture will hold together. Make balls the size of a large marble. Wrap in ...

In the same way that just about every American has made and eaten a sandwich, so too have most Japanese eaten onigiri ... sprinkle their onigiri with sesame seeds. Oboro kombu, or shaved kelp ...

Sesame seeds are about 50 percent oil by weight ... particularly in many Asian and Middle Eastern cuisines, where it’s a staple ingredient and integral to those regions’ flavor profiles.