Meanings
- uncountableShichimi.
They’d then fish tongs into a chafing dish to pull out a pile of thin-shaved beef stewed with soy sauce and onions, place it on top of the noodles, and serve it to me with a handful of scallion greens and a small jar of shichimi togarashi (Japanese seven-spice blend).
2022 October 19, J. Kenji López-Alt, “What Kenji López-Alt Makes His Family for Dinner”, in The New York Times
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Japanese七味唐辛子
- Englishshichimi togarashi
From Japanese 七味唐辛子 (shichimi tōgarashi, literally “seven-flavor chili pepper”). Compare togarashi.
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shichimi togarashi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shichimi%20togarashi
“shichimi togarashi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shichimi%20togarashi. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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