Japanese Seven Spice
Use this as a finishing seasoning
Makes enough for: 1 batch spice blend
Ingredients
- 5 mls white sesame seeds
- 5 mls black sesame seeds
- 2.5 mls Szechuan peppercorns
- 2.5 mls poppy seeds
- 15 mls red chilli flakes
- 7.5 mls dried yuzu zest
- 2.5 mls dried ginger
- 1 8cm x 6cm sheet roasted seaweed, cut in half and finely sliced
Method
- Place the sesame seeeds, peppercorns and poppy seeds into a dry frying pan and toat over a low temperature until frangrant
- Pour into your spice grinder and leave to cool completely before adding the chilli, yuzu, ginger and nori
- Pulse until the spice blend is coarsely ground
- Store in an airtight container and use as needed