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Sesame and Miso Peach Crumble

JL;DR SUMMARY Leah Koenig introduces a conversation with Rachel Simons, co-founder of Seed + Mill and author of "Sesame: Global Recipes & Stories of an Ancient Seed." A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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CookingJewish FoodCultural DiversityIsraeli CuisineTahiniHalvaSesameSeed + MillRachel SimonsPeach Crumble

Places mentioned

New York, United States
"I vividly remember when Seed + Mill opened up their tiny shop in New Yorks Chelsea Market back in 2015."
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
"Rachel co-founded Seed + Mill with two friends, inspired by a love of food and travel that developed during her Jewish upbringing in Sydney, Australia and her many travels across Asia, Israel, and beyond."
Hong Kong
"I have travelled extensively and lived in places like Hong Kong and Tel Aviv where sesame paste is widely used."
Nazareth, Northern District, Israel
"Our tahini is produced in a town close to Nazareth in the north of Israel."
Southern District, Israel
"Our halva is made by an Iraqi Jewish family in the South of Israel."
Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"I lived there until I was 18 and then moved to Tel Aviv, back to Sydney, then London and Hong Kong, and back to Sydney when I had kids."
London, England, United Kingdom
"My parents met in London and my dad, who is Australian, convinced my mom to move to Sydney with him, which is where I was born."
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
"While there, he met my grandmother and convinced her to move to Bulawayo with him."
Puerto Rico
"My great grandparents were from an area called Bohemia that later became part of Czechoslovakia."

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