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Furikake
Furikake 振り掛け (ふりかけ) is a Japanese condiment usually sprinkled on top of rice. It typically consists of a mixture of sesame seeds, chopped seaweed, sugar, salt, and monosodium glutamate. Other flavorful ingredients such as dried bonito shavings (katsuobushi: 鰹節 or かつおぶし), salmon etc. are often added to the mix.
See also
- Japanese cuisine
- gomashio - a type of furikake mostly consisting of cooked black sesame seeds and sea salt crystals.
- ochazuke - like furikake, ochazuke goes on rice, but the rice is soaked in green tea.
10-26-2009 08:16:03
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