Rice with furikake

Name: Rice with furikake
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 200 g Japanese rice; 240 ml water; 2–3 tsp furikake of your choice: UMAMI Furikake, Yuzu Furikake, Ume Furikake or Tamago Furikake; Alternatively: UMAMI Gomasio

The simplest gesture in the Japanese pantry: hot rice and a spoonful of furikake. Four variations, from sesame to yuzu.

Type: Preparation · Rice & noodles
Prep: 5 min
Cooking: 25 min
Serves: 2 people

Furikake poured from a spoon over a steaming bowl of white rice

Ingredients

200 g Japanese rice
240 ml water
2–3 tsp furikake of your choice: UMAMI Furikake, Yuzu Furikake, Ume Furikake or Tamago Furikake
Alternatively: UMAMI Gomasio

Method

01
Wash the rice until the water runs almost clear and leave to drain for 20 minutes.
02
Cook it, covered, in the water: 12 minutes on the lowest heat once it boils, then 10 minutes’ resting off the heat.
03
Fluff it up with a spatula and divide between bowls.
04
Sprinkle over the furikake just before serving so it stays crisp. Yuzu Furikake is citrusy, Ume tangy, Tamago sweet and rounded.