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振り掛け (Furikake)

Furikake

  • ふりかけ
  • Furikake
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  • spices garnish dips sauces

Meaning

振り掛け (ふりかけ, Furikake) is Furikake, a Japanese food (spices garnish dips sauces).

What is Furikake?

Furikake is a dry seasoning meant to be sprinkled on top of cooked rice, vegetables, and fish. It typically consists of a mixture of dried fish, sesame seeds, chopped seaweed, sugar, salt, and monosodium glutamate. Other flavorful ingredients such as katsuobushi (sometimes indicated on the package as bonito), or okaka (bonito flakes moistened with soy sauce and dried again), freeze-dried salmon particles, shiso , egg, powdered miso, vegetables, etc., are often added to the mix. Furikake is often brightly colored and flaky. It can have a slight fish or seafood flavoring and is sometimes spicy.

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