Starbucks has also adapted many products to suit Chinese tastes, such as Chai Tea Lattes, Green Tea Black Sesame Frappuccinos, Black Bean Muffins and Black Sesame Cookies.

FORBES: China Takes Starbucks To Next Level

Thin crackers of savory granola dipped in frozen black sesame butter melt on the tongue into a satisfying grit, and a miniature lobster roll comes on a tiny yeast-flavored meringue.

NEWYORKER: Atera

Born 47 years ago into a poor family that migrated to Istanbul from a province on the Black Sea coast, Mr Erdogan got his street education as a teenager peddling lemonade and simits (sesame buns) in one of Istanbul's roughest districts.

ECONOMIST: Charlemagne