EditorialCrispy wonton chicken salad in New York in May 2022. Food styled by Maggie Ruggiero. Props styled by Sophia Pappas. (Chris Simpson/The New York Times)
EditorialBeef with eggplant caviar, black sesame sauce and mint at Des Terres, a corner bistro in the rapidly gentrifying district of Belleville in Paris, June 27, 2023. (Joann Pai/The New York Times)
EditorialClockwise from top left, chive pesto potato salad, savory fruit salad, sweet corn salad with buttermilk dressing, roasted zucchini pasta salad and sesame tomato salad in New York, May 8, 2023. Food styled by Cyd Raftus McDowell. (Armando Rafael/The New York Times)
EditorialClockwise from top left, chive pesto potato salad, savory fruit salad, sweet corn salad with buttermilk dressing, roasted zucchini pasta salad and sesame tomato salad in New York, May 8, 2023. Food styled by Cyd Raftus McDowell. (Armando Rafael/The New York Times)
EditorialAn Egyptian falafel pizza with a sesame-seed crust served at a Traze pop-up inside Fifth Hammer Brewing in Queens, April 26, 2023. (DeSean McClinton-Holland/The New York Times)
EditorialToasted sesame and scallion waffles in New York, April 6, 2023. Food styled by Roscoe Betsill. Props styled by Paige Hicks. (Kelly Marshall/The New York Times)
EditorialToasted sesame and scallion waffles in New York, April 6, 2023. Food styled by Roscoe Betsill. Props styled by Paige Hicks. (Kelly Marshall/The New York Times)
EditorialToasted sesame and scallion waffles in New York, April 6, 2023. Food styled by Roscoe Betsill. Props styled by Paige Hicks. (Kelly Marshall/The New York Times)
EditorialA winter salad, which pairs Asian smashed cucumbers with crushed carrots topped with vinegar, soy sauce, sesame and ginger, in New York, Jan. 11, 2023. Food Stylist: Simon Andrews. (David Malosh/The New York Times)
EditorialFrom left, black sesame shortbread, fried wontons and wonton soup in New York, Jan. 10, 2023. Food styled by Sue Li. Props styled by Megan Hedgpeth. (Linda Xiao/The New York Times)
EditorialA tray of ka’ak-al-quds (oval ring-shaped sesame-studded breads) from Al Razim bakery in the Old City of Jerusalem, Oct. 12, 2022. (Tzachi Ostrovsky/The New York Times)
EditorialJustice Sonia Sotomayor and the actress Sonia Manzano, who played Maria on “Sesame Street” — are among those represented in the casita at the Bronx Children's Museum in New York, Nov. 29, 2022. (Charlie Rubin/The New York Times)