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

De La Soil in Washington has a spam fired rice with house furikake in the “for the kiddos” section of its menu.

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026

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

From Washington Times • Jun. 16, 2023

Divide the rice among four bowls, and top with the egg ribbons, scallions, sugar snap peas, furikake, toasted sesame seeds and drizzling sauce. — from “The Weekday Vegetarians”

From Seattle Times • Feb. 21, 2023

The quinoa gets dressed with raisins and vinegar for an agrodolce effect, and the whole thing gets a finishing sprinkle of furikake.

From Washington Post • Feb. 2, 2023

Homemade furikake will keep indefinitely, but the flavor is best in the first month or two.

From Salon • Jun. 7, 2022