Eden Foods - Eden Shake Sesame and Sea Vegetable Seasoning - 2.1 oz.
Eden Foods - Eden Shake Sesame and Sea Vegetable Seasoning - 2.1 oz. Eden Foods Eden Shake Sesame and Sea Vegetable Seasoning is a ready-to-use table condiment of roasted tan and black sesame seed, green nori flakes, and dried pickled red shiso (beefsteak) leaves. Eden Foods Eden Shake Sesame and Sea Vegetable Seasoning's Japanese name is 'furikake'. For centuries Japanese have combined sesame seed and land and sea vegetables to create tasty fun condiments and foods rich in minerals and amino acids. Furikake is a time tested favorite, an easy way to enjoy benefits of sesame, shiso, and nori sea vegetable. Eden Foods Eden Shake Sesame and Sea Vegetable Seasoning is very low in sodium with 25mg per serving, and is fat free. To make Eden Foods Eden Shake Sesame and Sea Vegetable Seasoning, red shiso leaves Perilla frutescens are pickled in umeboshi plum vinegar and sea salt. The leaves are then dried, chopped, and ground. Tan and black sesame seeds are roasted in separate batches due to differences in their oil content. The shiso powder and roasted sesame seed are combined with dried green nori flakes and gently blended. Eden Foods Eden Shake Sesame and Sea Vegetable Seasoning is traditionally prepared and contains no artificial ingredients, colorings, or preservatives. The green nori flakes are seaweed Enteromorpha and Monostroma species with a very mild flavor known as 'ao-nori' or 'hitoegusa' in Japan. It is a different species than that used for EDEN Sushi Nori, EDEN Nori Krinkles, and EDEN Spicy Nori Strips Porphyra tenera and P. yezoensis. Shiso Perilla frutescens, of the mint family, is a small bush with dark red or green heart shaped leaves. The red leaves, known as 'beefsteak' leaves, are used in Eden Foods Eden Shake Sesame and Sea Vegetable Seasoning and Eden pickled umeboshi plums.