togarashi

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 唐辛子 (tōgarashi), Japanese for the genus Capsicum, or specifically the species Capsicum annuum, and commonly translated as “chili pepper”.

togarashi means chili peppers or chili pepper-related products from Japan, specifically the spice mixture consisting of mandarin orange peel, sesame seed, poppy seed, hemp seed, nori or aonori, and ground sansho. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 95 out of 100.

noun

chili peppers or chili pepper-related products from Japan, specifically the spice mixture consisting of mandarin orange peel, sesame seed, poppy seed, hemp seed, nori or aonori, and ground sansho