TIP OF THE DAY: Shichimi Togarashi
Many Americans like to shake hot sauce on their food. But what about hot spices? In addition to black pepper and chile flakes, there’s shichimi togarashi (she-CHEE-me toe-gah-RAH-she—photo #1). Known simply as shichimi in Japan, it’s a seven-ingredient spice blend (shichi is “seven” in Japanese, togarashi is red pepper). The spice blend dates at least…
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