Sesame Seeds?

mummyof3_2

Hubby stumped me the other day.
We had seeded buns for lunch and the seeds were, poppy,sunflower and sesame.
He then said, Poppy seeds come from poppies, sunflower seeds come from sunflowers, where do sesame seeds come from? Is there a sesame flower?
I couldn't answer! Anyone help?

Biddyrolo

I think it's a type of grass/cereal sort of thing.

victory

it is wheat no?!! xx

Nix143

Courtesy of the wonderful Wikipedia :T

Sesame (Sesamum indicum) is a flowering plant in the genus Sesamum. The precise natural origin of the species is unknown, although its closest relatives occur in Africa. It is widely naturalised in tropical regions around the world and is cultivated for its edible seeds.
It is an annual plant growing to 50-100 cm tall, with opposite leaves 4-14 cm long with an entire margin; they are broad lanceolate, to 5 cm broad, at the base of the plant, narrowing to just 1 cm broad on the flowering stem. The flowers are white to purple, tubular, 3-5 cm long, with a four-lobed mouth

Chocmonster7

They come from a plant:- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sesame

mummyof3_2

So it is a flower afterall, well sort of. Will inform hubby when he gets in from work and it will be one up to me!:rotfl: x