Create allergy card
← Browse ingredients

Togarashi

Japanese ground chilli used as a table condiment.

Togarashi — illustrative ingredient image

About Togarashi

Togarashi is a Japanese chilli seasoning used at the table or during cooking. In some contexts the word refers to ground red chilli alone; in others it refers to shichimi togarashi, a blended seasoning containing chilli with ingredients such as sesame, citrus peel, sansho, ginger, or seaweed. The exact formula therefore depends on the named product.

A single-chilli version is hot, dry, and direct, with a clean pepper flavour. A blended version can add citrusy fragrance, toasted nuttiness, herbal notes, or a numbing spice character alongside the heat. The grind may be fine and powdery or coarser, with seeds and other visible particles contributing texture.

Togarashi is sold in shakers, jars, packets, or small bowls, usually as a red or reddish-brown dry seasoning. It is sprinkled over noodles, rice, soups, grilled foods, and snacks, or mixed into sauces and marinades. Heat and colour deepen when it is toasted or cooked in oil.

Ingredient type
seasoning

FOLLOW IT TO THE PLATE

Where will you meet it?

Explore the dishes that use this ingredient and their country and cuisine connections.

Explore linked dishes

ON A MENU OR LABEL

Find local names and written forms to help recognise this ingredient.

See local names

Where togarashi appears

0 linked foods

Find foods to recognise by country and type. Recipes and products vary; these are recorded ingredient connections.

Food connections are still being added.

No linked foods are available for this ingredient yet.

Name examples awaiting language review. Confirm the specific food or product.

Local names for togarashi

Names and romanised forms to recognise on menus and labels.

English

Togarashi

Available names only. Languages may be spoken in other countries; a name alone does not identify every ingredient in a dish.

Togarashi nutrition & diet

Togarashi nutritional value

Reference: Spice, red hot pepper, ground

Per 100 g of 100 g edible portion in the named official reference form.

Calories
412kcal
Protein
16.2g
Carbs
66.8g
Fat
9.7g

Official national food-composition reference. The displayed food form is part of the estimate; cultivar, recipe, brand, processing and preparation can change values.

Portions & preparation

Establish which togarashi blend is intended and use the dry ground condiment as the reference form. Composition, grind, heat treatment, and added citrus peel, seeds, seaweed, or sesame vary by product and affect the edible spooned portion.

Compare the right form: Match references to the named Japanese togarashi blend in dry ground form, with its brand or recipe and included spices, seeds, or seaweed.

Diet considerations

Togarashi is a plant-derived spice blend when composed solely of peppers and other plant seasonings, but recipes vary. Sesame, citrus peel, seaweed, sugar, fish, or other additions can change compatibility. Its small portion usually accompanies foods whose coatings, sauces, rice, or noodles define carbohydrate patterns.

AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Not established
  • Vegetarian
    Not established
  • Pescatarian
    Not established
  • Keto
    Not established
  • Paleo
    Not established
  • Low-carb
    Not established
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Vegetarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Pescatarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Keto · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Paleo · Not established
The ingredient form and processing have not been assessed against this dietary pattern.
Low-carb · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Halal · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
Kosher · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.

For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.

Reviewed ingredient entryIngredient reference · Preparations vary

AI-generated illustration for visual context. It does not identify a particular product or establish allergen content.

Sources & review

Nutrition reference: Standard Tables of Food Composition in Japan 2023, corrected March 2026 — 17073 ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.

The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.

Last recorded verification: .