Sesame free diet

If you have an allergy to sesame seeds, you need to avoid  Sim sim them.  Tahina  Tahini (Sesame Paste) Sesame seeds are found in foods all around the world.  Til Sesame seeds are used in India, Pakistan, China, North and South America, North and South Africa, Asia, South East Asia, the Middle East, Russia and Europe. Some people can have a small amount of sesame in foods, while others need to avoid all traces. Discuss this Sesame seeds are also used in many food products and with your doctor. dishes in Australia. For example; If you need to avoid all sesame, check food labels to see  Whole seeds can be sprinkled on dishes for extra if foods contain sesame. Ask your doctor if you also need crunch and flavour. They can be cooked or raw. to avoid foods which ‘may contain sesame’.  Ground sesame paste or tahini is used in both sweet and savoury dishes. It is used in both hummus and halvah, two well-known Middle Eastern dishes. Products which often contain sesame include:  The oil from black, white and brown sesame seeds is used as a cooking and flavouring oil. Category

Learn the words for sesame in your own language so that Asian foods  flavoured rice you can know which foods and recipes contain sesame.  noodles  stews and stir fries

 tempeh Avoid these if you are allergic to sesame: Baked goods  toppings on buns, breads, bagels,  Benne hamburger buns, Turkish bread  Benne seed  unwrapped bakery goods are at a  Hummus high risk of cross contamination  Gingelly seeds e.g. Sweet or savoury buns,  Pasteli vegetarian rolls/sausage rolls  Sesame oil (also known as gingelly or til oil)  multigrain bread, bread crumbs,  Sesame bread sticks, biscuits  Sesame salt (gomasio)  breakfast cereals and muesli  Sesame seed, black or white  cracker biscuits  Sesarmol  rice crackers and rice cakes  Sesomolina

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Dips  hummus  vegetable dips Remember: Dressings  may contain ground sesame, tahini Take care when eating out, but there is no reason or sesame oil why you can’t enjoy eating away from home.

Herbs and Spices  dukkah Look out for: Good options:  spice or herb mixes  sesame seeds on top  grilled or roasted  za’atar of buns meat or fish, Middle Eastern  savoury dishes  sesame paste, tahini  plain rice or potato, foods  meat balls or hummus as a  steamed or roasted  Lebanese sweets spread in some wraps vegetables.  halva  stir-fries and curries using sesame oil and Snacks  pretzels seeds  sesame seed balls  international  snack bars (Chinese, Thai, Asian) Spreads  hummus and vegetarian foods

Vegetarian Food  sushi  salads  savoury dishes When dining out, always speak with the person who  vegeburgers is preparing the food.

For more information  www.chw.edu.au/parents/factsheets/#allergy  Australian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA) www.allergy.org.au  FSANZ - Food Standards Australia and New Zealand for information on food labelling www.foodstandards.gov.au

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