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shichimi
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Also known as shichimi togarashi, seven spice, 7 spice, shichi-mi tōgarashi

thumb|upright|A jar of commercially produced shichimi

Key facts

Food.name
Shichimi
Food.image
Shichimi 002.jpg
Food.caption
Shichimi tōgarashi
Food.alternate_name
Nana-iro tōgarashi
Food.type
Spice mixture
Food.country
Japan
Food.creator
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Food.creators
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Food.year
17th century
Food.serving_size
100 g
Food.no_recipes
false

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Encyclopedic overview

7 sections
Contents
  • Etymology
  • Ingredients
  • Use
  • History
  • Culture
  • See also
  • References

thumb|upright|A jar of commercially produced shichimi

, also known as or simply shichimi, is a common Japanese spice mixture containing seven ingredients. Tōgarashi is the Japanese name for Capsicum annuum peppers, and it is this ingredient that makes shichimi spicy.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “shichimi” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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