· James Torr · Personal  · 1 min read

This is shichimi togarashi, a Japanese spice blend you may not have heard of. Typically it'll have nori seaweed, bitter orange peel, sesame seeds and dried chili. I think other 3-4 ingredients are changeable. Due to my supply being a bit old, I omitted the nori in mine and went for red/black/Sichuan pepper and dried ginger. Normally the sesame seeds are a bit less ground up, but my hand blend was a bit more effective than I thought.

This is shichimi togarashi, a Japanese spice blend you may not have heard of.

This is shichimi togarashi, a Japanese spice blend you may not have heard of. Typically it’ll have nori seaweed, bitter orange peel, sesame seeds and dried chili. I think other 3-4 ingredients are changeable. Due to my supply being a bit old, I omitted the nori in mine and went for red/black/Sichuan pepper and dried ginger. Normally the sesame seeds are a bit less ground up, but my hand blend was a bit more effective than I thought.

In terms of usage, this is a sprinkle on most dry dishes topping. Anything that might need a bit of a spice lift or nutty depth will benefit. Most recently this went on a grilled seafood dish with rice.

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