In cooking, sesame oil has two meanings, one is sesame oil, which is the abbreviation of sesame oil; Second, it refers to pepper oil. Because the taste of pepper oil is hemp, it is also called sesame oil. If sesame oil mentioned in the recipe should be sesame oil or pepper oil, it depends on which cuisine. The sesame oil in Sichuan \ Chongqing \ Guizhou \ Yunnan cuisine is mostly pepper oil, while other cuisines are sesame oil.

Sesame oil is a general term for small ground sesame oil and machine-made sesame oil, that is, sesame oil with strong or significant fragrance. In the process of processing, the special ingredients in sesame seeds are fried at high temperature to produce substances with special fragrance, which makes sesame oil have a unique fragrance, which is different from other edible oils, so it is called sesame oil. According to different processing techniques, incense has not been divided into two types: small ground sesame oil and machine-made sesame oil.

Small ground sesame oil is short for small ground oil, also called small ground sesame oil. It takes sesame as raw material and is processed by water substitution method. It has a strong and unique flavor and is a good seasoning oil. It has been more than 400 years in China to process and prepare small ground sesame oil by water substitution method. Small ground sesame oil is mainly used as seasoning with meals, and it is also the main auxiliary material of some traditional food cakes. According to national standards, it is divided into first-class small ground sesame oil and second-class small ground sesame oil. In addition to domestic sales, products are sold to Hong Kong, Macao and Southeast Asian countries in a certain amount every year.

Machine-made sesame oil is also called sesame oil and sesame oil. It takes sesame as raw material, and is made by a specific process and machine pressing. It has a remarkable sesame oil fragrance and its use is the same as that of small ground sesame oil. According to national standards, it is divided into primary mechanism sesame oil and secondary mechanism sesame oil.

Common sesame oil is commonly known as big groove sesame oil. It takes sesame as raw material, which is the general name of sesame oil made by general pressing method, leaching method or other methods. Due to different processing methods, the fragrance of ordinary sesame oil is light, which is not as rich or significant as that of small ground sesame oil and machine-made sesame oil. Generally used as cooking oil, it can also be used as seasoning oil and main auxiliary materials for making cakes, sweets and foods. According to national standards, it can be divided into first-class ordinary sesame oil and second-class ordinary sesame oil.