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Kombu Celery

Celery sticks with furikake seasoning and sesame oil from a recipe from Bar Goto in NYC.
Photo by Alex Lau

The crunchy, salty, sesame-drenched celery sticks at Bar Goto in New York are so good, you’ll forget they’re made from vegetables.

Ingredients

Serves 4

5 celery stalks, strings removed, cut into 3x1/2-inch sticks
1 tablespoon furikake
1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
1 teaspoon soy sauce
Toasted sesame seeds (for serving)

Preparation

  1. Toss celery, furikake, sesame oil, and soy sauce in a small bowl to coat. Chill uncovered 30 minutes to let flavors meld. Serve topped with sesame seeds.

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  • Furikake is not made with konbu. Konbu/kombu is kelp, furikake is made with nori which is seaweed. What kind of furikake you use makes a huge difference since there’s a lot of different types. You usually can find them in aapi asian grocery stores and sometimes in the asian section of regular ones but that depends on your area.

    • Anonymous

    • San Francisco Bay Area

    • 2/5/2022

  • Delicious. Used za’atar for the spice.

    • Anonymous

    • Bethesda, MD

    • 11/2/2021

  • Used a tablespoon of mushroom soy sauce as the only variation to the recipe. Delicious but messy and satisfyingly crunchy ... I'm still looking for a version of celery Victor that is comparable to the one at Sam's.

    • bmassey

    • SF,CA

    • 2/7/2021

  • The first two people who reviewed this were either under cultured or over cultured. No, you can’t get furikake from a north Texas grocery store. You have to go to an Asian market that’s sells Japanese spices. And yes, there are many different kinds of furikake, but just get the basic one; I got yasai fumi furikake. I made this for the super bowl, go Chiefs! Three people asked me for the recipe. Try it out, it’s awesome, and a nice, lighter option in place of all the nachos and ribs we had. They also have furikake that include wasabi or kimchi spices, a good way to add some spice of you like that.

    • MVT23

    • Denver

    • 2/3/2020

  • This was excellent! Had to make a 2nd batch as everyone loved it. Will definitely add this to my appetizer list.

    • kmasuch

    • Vanvouver, BC

    • 2/3/2020

  • I admit, I was doubtful... but I happened to have everything on hand (and I never know what to do with the rest of the celery after using three stalks in a soup)... and this was actually delicious! I don’t think it matters what kind of furikake you use. The sesame is the main thing.

    • hblonsky

    • Cleveland, OH

    • 2/3/2020

  • There are MANY different varieties of furikake with very different flavor profiles. This is a bit like saying "1 tablespoon of pepper" without specifying what kind of pepper you mean.

    • 2/1/2020

  • My North Texas grocery doesn't carry furry cake or " furikake".

    • tchoupitoulas

    • North Texas

    • 2/1/2020

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