"The red hot"七味唐辛子

Mission, "the red hot" 七味唐辛子 (seven flavored chili pepper) (written 17 Nov 2013)

 

"Woud you like to look for any spicy food when you travel over seas?

 If so, you do good."

 

 

 How ever, we have a legendary mixed chili pepper called "七味唐辛子” (shichimi-togarashi)( seven flavored chili pepper) in Japan.

literally, the mixed chilipper is made of combination of seven types of spices  in general.

 

 

 

 

 

 The typical spices which you find in the mixed chili pepper are listed below

1, opium poppy seed (芥子の実）

2, mandarin peelings (陳皮)

3, sesame seed (胡麻)

4, Japanese pepper (山椒）

5, hemp seed (麻の実)

6, perilla (紫蘇）

7, seaweed (海苔）

8, green laver (青海苔）

10, ginger (生姜)

11, rape seed (菜種)

(As you see the list, it's more than 7. But who cares?)

 

Over all

 The shichimi-togarashi can get your favorite Japanese food more funky. I recommend you to use it to gyudon, soba, udon and so on.

The dynamite chili powder kicks your ass.

 

 

 Conclusion

 Acutually, the mixed chili pepper is sold every grocer across the nation. Usually, it is sold in a little glass bottle in red, says "七味唐辛子”.The most popular label  is”House"ハウス . Go get yourself our majestic mixed chili pepper to enjoy Japan's food culture.

 

 Tips

 There is another chili pepper called "一味唐辛子” ichimi-togarashi out there. Be careful not to
get confused because  it looks like pretty similar. You might be better to ask them before buying. In fact, the ichimi-togarashi has more kicks than the hichimi-togarashi.