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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furikake

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

This recipe yields about one cup of furikake.

From Salon ● Jun. 7, 2022

Both contain a combination of sesame seeds, seaweed, salt, and sugar but Ajishima Foods' furikake does contain additives like maltodextrin, disodium succinate, and disodium inosinate.

From Salon ● Jun. 7, 2022