Black Sesame · Note 03
How it
was judged
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Colour, taken as a whole
A good lot is one shade. Seed visibly mixing black and brown is two harvests or two fields combined.
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Fullness, felt in the hand
Plump seed has a slight give. Flat seed set poorly and yields little when pressed.
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Bite
Properly dried seed snaps between the teeth. Anything that chews rather than breaks is still holding moisture.
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The bowl of water
A handful dropped in separates in seconds. Sound seed sinks; hollow or insect-damaged seed floats.
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