This sesame oils is made by squeezing sesames, washing them with hot water, letting them stand, and refining them on room temperature without pressing them. The entire process is done carefully and slowly. Only the first squeezed oil makes it to production.
Who invented sesame oil?
Mr. Yukikazu Sakurazawa who started macrobiotics recommended Yutaka Yamada, the founder of our company, to start making sesame oils. His sesame oils had incredible aroma. We use black sesames to make sesame oil that has aroma like his.
How long does it take to make sesame oil?
Sesame professionals completes production process by determining the very best timing that gives the sesame oil the very best flavor depending on various factors such as season and weather. The production process from roasting to squeezing, washing with hot water, letting it stand, and refining takes about a month all together.
How to make sesame paste?
We grind sesames slowly in such a way that those sesames do not get heated up so that they do not lose its amazing flavor. Making sesame paste this way, it can make only 1.2kg, which is about 2.6lb, of sesame paste per hour. Yamada Kyoto Corporation does not do common extraction method but old fashioned pressing method to make sesame oils.