Definitions

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  • noun sumo any of the three special prizes awarded at the end of a basho

Etymologies

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Japanese

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Examples

  • Heat up a fry-pan and when hot add the scallops, sansho side down.

    Archive 2007-01-01 Haalo 2007

  • The sansho works so well here, it adds such an appealing fragrant spice to the dish.

    Archive 2007-01-01 Haalo 2007

  • After washing the rice I added the soy sauce, sake, sansho pepper and multigrain mix to my rice maker and set the timer for it to be ready when I got home from work.

    Tuna Toast Tokyoastrogirl 2007

  • After washing the rice I added the soy sauce, sake, sansho pepper and multigrain mix to my rice maker and set the timer for it to be ready when I got home from work.

    Archive 2007-08-01 Tokyoastrogirl 2007

  • The whole house smelled like unagi and sansho........

    Tuna Toast Tokyoastrogirl 2007

  • To make it a little more special, I've served the soup with sansho seasoned fresh scallops, quickly seared to retain their sweet juices.

    Zucchini Velouté Haalo 2007

  • The sansho works so well here, it adds such an appealing fragrant spice to the dish.

    Zucchini Velouté Haalo 2007

  • Sansho = Zanthoxylum piperitum (some Japanese sources use the alternate name, Zanthoxylum sansho or Zanthoxylum piperitum var. sansho)

    Tigers & Strawberries » Spice Girl: She Who Must Be Stopped 2005

  • Heat up a fry-pan and when hot add the scallops, sansho side down.

    Zucchini Velouté Haalo 2007

  • The whole house smelled like unagi and sansho........

    Archive 2007-08-01 Tokyoastrogirl 2007

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