This article originally appeared on http://www.justbento.com.
Practical and fun bento box tips and ideas, healthy bento recipes from Japan and the world. Brought to you by Makiko Itoh of Just Hungry.
Furikake
posted by jaxie on Fri, 2010-01-08 18:56
I know what furikake has in it but what are you supposed to do with it? I've been using it for years to season rice but have no idea if that's what it's for.
New forum activity since your last visit
Title | Author | Answers | Last Post |
|---|---|---|---|
| IMPORTANT: If you have a blog on JustBento... | maki | 1 | 2 weeks 4 days ago |
| Kakigori - Japanese shaved ice | Loretta | 6 | 2 weeks 6 days ago |
| Help me through the cauliflower glut | Loretta | 24 | 3 weeks 6 days ago |
| What should I bring back from Japan? | Awfulknitter | 5 | 4 weeks 2 days ago |
| Wal-Mart has Lock And Lock | SewingDiva | 5 | 4 weeks 3 days ago |
Join the Just Bento flickr pool
Join the Bento Gear flickr pool
Recently commented articles
- A beautiful Mother's Day bento (2 comments)
Active forum topics
- IMPORTANT: If you have a blog on JustBento...
- Kakigori - Japanese shaved ice
- Help me through the cauliflower glut
- What should I bring back from Japan?
- Wal-Mart has Lock And Lock
- Japanese bread recipes
- The fake Japanese/Asian restaurant Hall of Shame
- Marinated Garlic Cloves
- Line-drying Clothes
- Homemade natto?
Recent articles
- Just Hungry, Japanese food and more
- Hungry For Words: My language blog (mostly Japanese)
- Maki's personal site
Subscribe to Just Bento
Subscribe to Just Bento - a healthy meal in a box: great bento recipes, tips, and more
Or...subscribe by email:
It's used to season rice like you said. Sprinkle it on, mix it in or put it in the middle of a rice ball if you like, however you like it.
You could also mix it with sliced cucumber for a refreshing side dish. And sprinkled on spam musubi before your wrap the nori adds a nice zing -- especially if you use the wasabi furikake.
If you have the ume style of furikake, you can sprinkle it on tofu before pressing it with paper. It "marinades" the tofu and tastes wonderful!
Wow - thank you, Mon 1. I just noticed recipes for furikake are oftn mentioned but rarely what to do with it.
Folly - great idea - I frequently mix diced cucumber with diced avocado and shredded carrot and use a dressing made from mirin, soy sauce, rice vinegar and sugar - I'm going to mix in one of the furikake mixtures next time and see how it tastes. I'll bet the wasabi furikake would be good with shrimp too!
Addi - wonderful advice for seasoning tofu - I tried it with the ume and it's so flavorful!! I wouldn't have known or thought of that, Thank You.
Jaxie
Post new comment