Chili Pepper (Ichimi Togarashi) 15g

A small, pocketable bottle with a special single hole plastic insert under the cap. You can hold the bottle horizontally and tap it for a light dose of the fiery stuff, or you can up-end it, and burn out your palate. This isn’t ghost pepper level, but my sense is that it’s a bit hotter than cayenne. LIke cayenne powder, this offers little flavour beyond the heat. I follow a largely temple style Japanese diet, so my luncheon meal is often little more than a bowl of rice, a few pickled vegetables, all sauced with shoyu, rice vinegar, a touch of mirin and then topped with a few shiso (red perilla) leaves. Three or four taps of this S&B togarashi add a mellow depth to the rice, balancing the salt of the shoyu, sour of the vinegar and sweet sake flavour of the mirin.My only complaint is that like many Japanese food products, this small bottle is expensive. You could substitute cayenne. I have, and it works, just not as well. I keep a variety of fresh and dried peppers in my pantry, but none are an exact match to the S&B. So, I apply a principal of moderation and the bottle lasts one or even two months.

I use it for making spicy Korean chicken wings. You don't need much to add good flavor and a bit of a kick. Unlike a lot of peppers, the heat doesn't overwhelm the flavor.

my local Japanese/american restaurant doesn't offer this but were gracious enough for me to bring it in on my own.this has a wonderful flavor to accent rice, salad, yakitori, almost anything.

The flavor was bold and fresh with a broad spectrum of pepper flavors. It adds some complexity to dishes that might otherwise be bland.

Even with only limited use so far, I really like this pepper. Not too hot so as to impede flavor, but hot enough to provide an enjoyable bite. Among other uses, excellent to sprinkle on some ramen. Looking to mix it with bread crumbs on fried chicken. Love it.

Happy to find this on Amazon as it is sometimes hard to find in the stores. It's a bit more expensive on here, but considering I can't find it anywhere within 50 miles it's worth it.

This is "the" pepper blend for making Japanese cuisine. It is a bit lighter in the orange peel and heavier in the nori component than some competitors

Adds to all dishes no cook should be without it