# Sesame seeds, what are they for? On buns that is.

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 1, 2003, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sesame-seeds-what-are-they-for-on-buns-that-is/198936 "2003-09-01T07:06:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![dnooman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/839c29/32.png) [@dnooman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dnooman)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2003, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sesame-seeds-what-are-they-for-on-buns-that-is/198936/1 "2003-09-01T07:06:13Z")

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I’ve been told that sesame seed are placed on buns to make one salivate, any truth to this?

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**Author:** ![mecaenas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/91b2a8/32.png) [@mecaenas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mecaenas)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2003, 9:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sesame-seeds-what-are-they-for-on-buns-that-is/198936/2 "2003-09-01T09:45:20Z")

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Taste.