Chirizu (Spicy Dipping Sauce for Sashimi)

Ingredients

• 5 teaspoons sake
• 2 each scallions
• spring or green onions
• 3 tablespoons lemon juice
• 4 ounces daikon (chinese icicle radish)
• 3 tablespoons soy sauce
• tamari
• 1 pinch monosodium glutamate

Instructions

1. Warm the sake in a small sucepan.
2. Ignite with a match, off the heat, and shake tha pan gently until the flame dies out.
3. Pour the sake into a dish and cool.
4. Put the sake with the grated daikon, onions, soy sauce, lemon juice, MSG, and the 7 pepper spice into a mixing bowl.
5. Mix well.
6. To serve, place in small individual dishes and serve with sea bass, sea bream, or sashimi.