Furikake - ふりかけ

Let's talk about food today! More precisely about "furikake" - ふりかけ.

Now you are wondering what is this stuff, right?

Furikake is a kind of condiment that you usually add on rice. The variety is wide. I tried already many sorts but surely not all of them. 

A pack in Japan usually  cost 100yen+tax. Of course the price will vary according to the type of the store, packaging size and content.

Honestly, when your fridge is empty, these furikake can be life saviour ! Compared to Japanese, we are not used to eat so much rice, so, plain white rice without sauce ? This condiments helped me to appreciate the rice without any heavy/fat topping.

I use them also on pasta, sandwiches, vegetables etc
You just have to sprinkle the quantity you wish on your food and mix.

Mini packs

So, for the tastes... It goes from regular ones such as fish, meat, tarako, vegetables to more special ones: wasabi, yakitori, butter (バター), chips etc. 

I really like these ones: butter, chips, wasabi, yakitori. 

The curry one, from Curry house Coco, a famous restaurant chain, was bit suprising. It's different than the curry you might have tried in Japan, but was good too.

The first time I tried furikake, it was from the mini packs "Hello Kitty. 1 pack contained a variety of 4 (vegetable, eggs), and the other offered 4 types of fishes.

My favourite ones might not be the same than yours, so, it's worth trying many sorts.

During my next trip, I will bring more and hopefully find new tastes.

So, in addition to the normal furikake, there are some with extra elements such as flowers, Hello Kitty shapes, etc. Some even change the color of your rice when you mix all together. 

Not sure that they still call it furikake, but it's the same idea.

Yakitori furikake on pasta