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Furikake (ふりかけ) is seasoning made of dried fish or vegetables, sprinkled over boiled rice.
Furikake is a dry Japanese condiment sprinkled on top of cooked rice, vegetables, and fish, or used as an ingredient in onigiri. It typically consists of a mixture of dried fish, sesame seeds, chopped seaweed, sugar, salt, and monosodium glutamate. Other ingredients in furikake, such as katsuobushi (鰹節, sometimes indicated on the package as bonito), or okaka (おかか, bonito flakes moistened with soy sauce and dried again), freeze-dried salmon particles, shiso, egg, powdered miso and vegetables are often added to the mix. Furikake is often brightly coloured and flaky. It can have a slight fish or seafood flavouring and come spicy and/or sweet. It can be used in Japanese cooking for pickling foods and for rice balls (onigiri).
Kanji: 振り掛け, 振掛け, 振掛
Kana: ふりかけ
Romaji: furikake
Furikake is a dry Japanese condiment sprinkled on top of cooked rice, vegetables, and fish, or used as an ingredient in onigiri. It typically consists of a mixture of dried fish, sesame seeds, chopped seaweed, sugar, salt, and monosodium glutamate. Other ingredients in furikake, such as katsuobushi (鰹節, sometimes indicated on the package as bonito), or okaka (おかか, bonito flakes moistened with soy sauce and dried again), freeze-dried salmon particles, shiso, egg, powdered miso and vegetables are often added to the mix. Furikake is often brightly coloured and flaky. It can have a slight fish or seafood flavouring and come spicy and/or sweet. It can be used in Japanese cooking for pickling foods and for rice balls (onigiri).
Kanji: 振り掛け, 振掛け, 振掛
Kana: ふりかけ
Romaji: furikake