furikake

American  

[foor-ee-kah-kay] / ˌfʊər iˈkɑ keɪ /

noun

1. Japanese Cooking. a mixture of dried seaweed, sesame seeds, salt, and often other ingredients such as powdered mushrooms, sprinkled over rice, vegetables, or other food as seasoning.

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Example Sentences

Radish dusted with furikake get an umami boost.

From Salon

I added things like French fries with furikake, a lineup of my favorite dipping sauces, potato mochi, ramen specials and more to have a little fun with different flavors.

From Salon

Serve the fried rice on individual plates, topped with a fried egg and sprinkled with furikake.

From Washington Times

Even rice cakes have maintained a place in my regular rotation, most often these days as a vehicle for soy-smoked salmon, sliced avocado and yuzu furikake.

From Salon

It looked awesome, with the red hot dog practically aglow, and tasted like the best idea ever: complex and exciting in flavors and textures, nitrate-forward, dairy-dosed, spicy, sweet, the sticky rice playing off the rubbery link, the nori and furikake adding sea and spice.

From Seattle Times