Comments on: Japanese Condiment: Furikake

By: Foodfreak

Foodfreak — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 06:06:05 +0000

Sounds awesome. I’d love an international mail order source for furikake, especially für MSG-free varierties, all we can get over here are MSG-laden – and this looks delicious.

By: modernist

modernist — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 08:40:11 +0000

I definitely need to try this out…

By: Peko Peko

Peko Peko — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:55:42 +0000

Hey Paul, Wow, thank you! And, I hope that we begin to see more and more of these things produced locally, abroad. I would love to see a first class heshiko or furikake maker in the US. As I have said before, a lot of these things are made with small fish that we don’t even eat where I come from. Eating these small fish means eating much lower on the food chain, and there are very tasty ways to prepare these things.

By: Paul Hays

Paul Hays — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 00:23:56 +0000

Peko,
Once again you have kept me grounded in the moment here in Japan. Thanks.
I think one of the differences you mention between ordinary henshiko furikake and the gourmet version is the difference in the preservation styles. The ordinary stuff is just dried and salted, but this has the “live” preservation which makes it hard to it send long distances. Once again, the idea of going local with our food is opening us to the possibilities of really gourmet treats.

By: Peko Peko

Peko Peko — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 04:48:18 +0000

Hello Everyone,

I asked Uotome in Fukui which makes this excellent furikake and as it has no preservatives in it, it requires refrigeration. In Japan, it comes by ‘Cool Delivery’, so unfortunately it is not possible to sent this product abroad.

The Okami-san of the restaurant and ryokan said that when you visit Japan to people come to Uotome and try some. You can order it in Japan from this Japanese language webpage.
http://www.uotome.com/order/index.htm

By: Sanada

Sanada — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 03:56:39 +0000

Wow! This is really my hometown’s ‘meibutsu’ in Echizen, Fukui. Uotome is almost my nextdoor. From Minnesota, I see the world is actually small. Try, mackerel hishiko too. Raw cut or grill both work. Internet shop ‘Rakuten’ ships to America (link below). I must order ton of them.

http://esearch.rakuten.co.jp/rms/sd/esearch/vc?ev=14&sitem=%A4%D8%A4%B7%A4%B3

Now I want to go back to Japan again (I was there only 2 weeks ago).

By: Michelle

Michelle — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 03:09:43 +0000

Heshiko Furikake on rice looks yummy! Would we be able to order these from them? Do they have an online website?

By: jeff

jeff — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 17:54:20 +0000

Wonderful, I wonder how we can order some of these. Love to try it on some omusubi.
Been watching the wonderful Jddrama Osen and really appreciating the old culinary styles of Japan.
Keep up the posts and we hope someday to come see and experience the charm of Kyoto.