Shirakiku Pure Japanese Sesame Seed Oil - Premium, Low Carb, Expeller Pressed and Rich Flavor Natural Sesame Seed Oil - Perfect for Authentic Oriental Asian Cuisine (Toasted) - 56 Fl Oz

My wife and I have at least one hobby in common and that is that we both love to cook. When making Asian dishes she usually does most the heavy lifting including sourcing ingredients. She picked this one after trying a couple of others just to see the difference. There were no "bad" ones, but this one seems to have a bit more depth of flavor. Maybe their toasting method is different or something. We have used it in several dishes, including in some non-Asian ones just to experiment a bit and it proved very versatile. It has a smoke point of about 410º so it is relatively on the higher end and good for frying and sautéing, although I wouldn't use it in the place of Avocado oil, Safflower oil or Canola oil for things like searing. It has a goofy lid mechanism that takes some getting used to and I'm not sure why a regular screw on cap couldn't be used, but the other ones we tried were the same, so I guess it must be a thing in Japan. Also, I found it amusing that the can featured in the product photographs is all dented up and ours is too. It doesn't affect anything, but I got a chuckle out of it.

we love this sesame oil, fantastic price, nice large metal container that can take a beating (we run a commercial kitchen in our retreat center), and nice taste. highly recommended.

Good product. Will buy again. Good price.

Came banged up... but I love the brand.

Good quality. Haven’t cooked with it. I just use it for lamp oil. Has a strong sesame aroma when burnt.

Bought a can of this. But when I finally got it out (fill a small empty sesame oil bottle) and transfer enough to fill it. But, I got the can out, and was dumb-founded, "how do I open this? no instructions".. So I came back to this page after asking U2B, how do I open this.. and most of the time they showed other cans, with the serrated cap, you press and hold and turn.. But on this can, totally different top.. so I WAS SO GLAD who ever did it, put up a step by step how to open.. and the first two frames showed.. OMG it was so much easier to do that all the rest of those cans of sesame oil.. find the pull top ring and just pull .. done.. LOL.. I'll never by a different brand.. I hope this Japanese manufacturer never goes out of business.. I always buy my oils, in bulk.. refilling your normal container is just smart.. less plastic bottles to poison the environment.. be conscious, find ways to do this for all your bulk buys.. bulk buys are Always less expensive..

I am not a great cook but when I cook, I am usually making a stir fry for fried rice/noodle of some type and this is a cooking Must have. I always have sesame oil and this is my preferred brand. I use smaller pour bottles and make two bottles - one straight out of the tin and another that I had hot peppers and/or chili oil to for some spice.

very nice oil, pungent, but not too strong. great flavor. use it to grill steaks and such. try it !