I want to cook a new recipe and of course I am missing one main ingrediant. Go figure! I dont want to go to the store for poppy seeds when I have sesame seeds already. Is there a taste difference between the two? Any suggestions would be awesome!
2006-08-15 11:32:54 · 18 answers · asked by blondiguana 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Ethnic Cuisine
They come from two different plants and tast totally different.
2006-08-15 11:42:24 · answer #1 · answered by mapleguy 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is a big taste difference between the two - if you are making some sort of cake or muffin (lemon poppy seed and almond poppy seed come to mind!) do NOT substitute - sesame seeds will not taste very good at all in this. If it is something more like a bread that is not sweet it will taste different but ok.
2006-08-15 16:46:42 · answer #2 · answered by earth_angelus 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a difference.....poppy seeds are black & tiny....not sure from what plant..(perhaps the poppy flower?) but I do not that poppy is used in the drug Opium (?). Poppy seeds are great in many salads and citrius recipes and muffins & loaves like Lemon Poppy Seed muffins...they're great! Also Krafts had a poppy seed dressing which is my favourite!
Sesame is light tan colour and a little oval in shape....they are great on buns (McD's)....in oriental dishes like stir frys or citrus based salads...(less flavour than poppy I believe)!
Wish I knew what your recipe is.....so it's hard to say for sure...but I hope I've helped some without too much confusion!
2006-08-15 11:44:17 · answer #3 · answered by Ronique 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's a big difference between the two. Poppy Seeds are small and black, and sesame seeds are much larger, and yellow...
They taste much different too.
I wouldn't substitute in this case.
2006-08-15 11:37:59 · answer #4 · answered by Village Idiot 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sesame seed has a nutty, slightly sweet flavor.
Poppy seed is a bluish-grey seed with a crunchy texture.
They both provide a wonderful flavor and texture.
2006-08-15 11:55:48 · answer #5 · answered by littleredms 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
poppy seeds are little black ones and as sesame seeds are larger and the taste is way different
2006-08-15 12:03:04 · answer #6 · answered by msuywest 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes thier is a taste difference. poppy seeds are small black things, and seseme seeds are kinda like sunflower seeds but smaller. id say go for it put the sesame seeds in your recepe, nobody will notice and they taste better in my opinion.
2006-08-15 11:39:05 · answer #7 · answered by cutie pie! 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Poppy seeds come from poppy flowers
Would you believe a sesame seed comes from a sesame plant? Indeed, the coveted and tasty seeds from this hardy plant were the first recorded seasoning in history -- the Assyrians used them as far back as 3,000 B.C.
2006-08-15 11:38:27 · answer #8 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
BIG DIFFERENCE:
Poppy seeds are small and spherical, part of the opium drug clan... used in baked goods-- muffins,
Sesame seeds are shaped like raindrops.... used in bread, sprinkled on top of things...
I guess the change won't make a difference if it is a flour product (muffin, cupcake, crepe).
Yes they taste different!
Have fun! Yummy!
2006-08-15 12:17:58 · answer #9 · answered by starrynight107 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you need seeds,you go to a really hot latina girl and say Baby,have you sesa me seeds? She replies Aiy Poppy.
Come on you know its funny
2006-08-19 04:56:56 · answer #10 · answered by onelonevoice 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A bagel is not as sweet as a donut, and is made from a heavier dough that does not have to rise in the same way as a donut. Also, a bagel is boiled in water and then baked, whereas a donut is fried in hot oil.
2016-03-27 03:29:23 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋