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Oh good, Will check out the supermarkets here that specialises in these :D

Oh yeah I love them, I always keep a few bottles in my fridges. Nice to spice up plain rice

not sure if i'd go for that stuff. Having said that, I always have an "emergency" supply or instant ramen around my house!!

Will search for these over at the supermarket. Hope they don't cost too expensive ^^;

I have eaten Furikake, and it's tasty. Ochazuke is still an untried, but I'm looking forward to it. They're a tad on the pricy side, though.

Tried it sometime ago and I must admit, its pretty nice. Although I had to stick to non-seafood alternatives but its still good nevertheless.

Other than that, I'll usually have stash of instant noodles or cup noodles ready just in case.

That's kind of like the Zatarain's mixes I've been eating for a number of years. Of course, the difference is that you Mix the powder in when you make the rice. Add water, cover, and voila. You're also expected to add your own meat to the respective dishes, but I'm sure you could survive without that step.

Zatarain's Home Page:
http://www.zatarains.com/

Their Jambalaya is probably my favorite.

I usually have bonito flavored furikake with my rice and sometimes on okonomiyaki. As for ochazuke I like the seaweed flavoured mixes.

I'll like to try the Pokemon furikake in the last pic ;)

Just had some white rice with furikake this weekend.
I usually mix it with my onigiri too.

But I also like plain white rice with an umeboshi in the middle...

hahahaha...i remember when i was in japan...we were having bento at a windy hill and...my most of my furikake flew away with the wind T_T

I must be living under a rock to not know such food existed. Would love to try it one day. Good for a lazy guy like me that doesnt do a lot of cooking. Just a dash of furikake, woahla, rice will never taste as bland as before.

I love Furikake!!

I always have it on hand. You can mix and match it up with many dishes, too! I sometimes have steak with wasabi sauce and furikake... Really, real, tasty stuff...

Mmmm! I love furikake! Used to buy those Pokemon and Sailor Moon ones! Hahaha, plus anime curry!

ah wonderful furikake. was introduced to these by my japanese mates. i've had tons of furikake while i was cram studying for my exams, lol. nothing beats the simplicity and the ajinomoto ladened powdered eggs and meat over steam rice. and steam rice was the only thing we could find time to cook ^^;

damn those uni days, blergh.

I love this stuff.

I only recently tried it though. A shopping market in Arlington Heights IL (Mitsuwa's) was having their annual Bon-Obori Festival and I decided to pick up some things I'd never tried before while I was there. Expand my palete beyond mere ramen/udon bowls.

There were food sampling booths o I got to try that as well as a mushroom mix you add to rice while cooking it.

Pretty tastey.

I only wish the place was closer because no place here in Madison carries this stuff (At least as far as I'm aware)

Dont think they seel any of this in my town, im pretty sure as lazy as i am i would know if this existed :).

I would like to try this, it looks better than super noodles!

looks really odd o.O but it would be fun to try some!! has to be better then instant noodles =.=

It is good.

But that gives me an idea....

Instant Udon with Furikake...

Gonna have to try that one. Just gotta go stock up on Udon.

i have these often, its great for student life and goes great with rice or noodles. yup.

I think it's alright. It's a bit salty though. I currently have wakame and sake-wakame (salmon and wakame) flavors in my cabinet. Last time I had it was about 2 weeks ago. I also have some anko that I made daifuku mochi with. Maybe I'll make some more for New Years...

Anyone tried it with Halibut? Hmmm? No? Anyone?

I think my mom picked up some kind, I'm not sure, I remember it was fishy + seaweed. It was ok I guess, it reminded me of fishfood for some reason so I didn't like it too much.

Haven't eaten this for a long time. I used to have them when I was living with my Japanese roommate. We ate them when none of us wanted to cook. Well, we were lazy.

I've tried the seaweed but it takes a bit getting used to, very good for you though.

Furikake is abundant here and in many local foods. I personally like furikake with dried seaweed and sesame seeds mixed together with sea salt. Great to have on rice when you don't have anything to eat the rice with.

Mmmm you remind me to eat some I got LOL

After reading this, I think I'm going to go get some rice and furikake! I have some excellent furikake that my friend brought back from Japan. It's a shame I don't know how to read. =(

Furikake or Ochazuke always a must in the pantry of my apartment.
Quick dinner or lunch with some left over rice and hot tea... yum!!

I think I tried it...so I voted yes.

It was Korean packaging, but had Pikachu on it. Not sure if I prepared it right, cause every time I ate it, I got sick. >_< I still have the packaging up on my Fridge, though.

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Yup! I got a small glass container of furikake at home. Let's see. Ingredients: Seaweed, bonito, soy sauce, sesame seed, salt & sugar. (Another one had mirin in it). Yum! (Just taste it! If you don't compare it like flakes for aquarium fish, I'm sure you'll love it).

I tend to add finely cut salad and more soy sauce to that as well as rice, naturally. However, I try not to make staple food out of this, because it can lead you to some heavy nutritional deficiencies. Just keep it as emergency provisions. XD
Love rice wrapped in salted nori seaweed too. Hmmm. Just thinking of it makes me remember of good times passed by. ;)

Would liek to try... looks delish... Slurps...

Interesting, kinda like alternative to cup noodles...

mhhhh sounds very good.

Haven't seen that here yet and probably won't either, Japanese food products are hardly available here. It looks yummy and compact, very handy when you don't like your friend's food. ^^

Ah, yes, furikake, simplicity at its best. But my question is always, "which one next?" Wasabi? Salmon? Kimchi? Ah so many to choose from!

It looks like extravagant rice gruel. I'm fine with my pickled veggies and chicken bouillon rice. Nice and affordable at around 40-50cents a serving. But... how much do those furikake packets cost?

Eh... never tried it but it looks harmless enough. I looky next time I'm at the asian market. Bon appetit.

After seeing your post I saw some furikake at the supermarket and bought some. Hoping to try it when I get hold of some home-cooked rice!

のりたまは大好きです!!

Awwwww I want that cup... is it yours or the kissaten's?

Dried foodstuff eh? Looks tasty (bachelor's view into foods...). This kinda remind me of the stuff you can get in Malaysia. There's this stuff called "serunding" which is kinda like dried meat/chicken/fish floss. you usually eat this with rice (especially if you're on tight budget... like me. hohohoho). you guys should try it whenever you visit Malaysia~~~

Echizen Ken,
My cup ^^; Illustration by Pink Chu Chu

Looks good and authentic, would love to try it, I hope the Japanese supermarket here sells that.

i've tried these stuff and it's GOOD!!~
definitely one of the best alternatives when there is no "chow" around^^

Napkins! I'm starting to drool here!

So, seeing as how I'm vegetarian Ochakuze would be the one for me right?

I need some of this- I usually have dried wakame on hand only.

Whilst browsing some figures and gunpla stuff I came across this. I was on holiday in Singapore last week and bought quite a bit of Furikake, Japanese green tea and Miso soup (in packets). They had not only the same exact same packets (ID 17211 and 17212), which I of course got, but also Furikake in sealed glass jars.

For a moderate bowl of rice (little more than what Danny has shown), I used about half of the glass jars. Having it dry probably uses more of the stuff, so I will try it with some chicken stock on top and seaweed.

Thanks for the great tip.

Cheers
Mike.

I love furikake since ever!!!
I eat it a lot! Specially the noritama one ^_^!