A seven-ingredient shichimi blend of chilli, orange peel, pepper, seaweed, two sesames and perilla seed.
QING Togarashi Powder, New Design, is a shichimi togarashi blend in a 300 g bag. The front reads 七味唐辛子 and Assorted Chili Pepper (Shichimi Togarashi), and the label lists seven ingredients: chilli powder, orange peel, pepper, seaweed, black sesame, white sesame and perilla seed powder. The Chinese panel gives a shelf life of 12 months, asks for storage in a cool, ventilated, dry place, and names Qingdao in Shandong as the place of production. Shichi-mi tōgarashi, literally seven-flavour chilli, is a common Japanese spice mixture of seven ingredients; tōgarashi is the Japanese name for Capsicum annuum peppers, which supply the heat. It is shaken over food at the table rather than cooked for long. Typical uses include kitsune and kake udon, soba, ramen, yakitori, grilled chicken wings, beef rice bowls and miso soup. The citrus peel and sesame also make it a lively finish for fries, grilled corn and mayonnaise dips. Decant it into shakers for the pass and for table service.
