shichimi togarashi

English

Etymology

From Japanese 七味唐辛子 (shichimi tōgarashi, literally “seven-flavor chili pepper”). Compare togarashi.

Noun

shichimi togarashi (uncountable)

1. Shichimi.
   • 2022 October 19, J. Kenji López-Alt, “What Kenji López-Alt Makes His Family for Dinner”, in The New York Times‎^[1]:

     They’d then fish tongs into a chafing dish to pull out a pile of thin-shaved beef stewed with soy sauce and onions, place it on top of the noodles, and serve it to me with a handful of scallion greens and a small jar of shichimi togarashi (Japanese seven-spice blend).