Colourful Rice Balls (onigiri)
Posted July 26th, 2010 in Food No Comments »
As I mentioned before, steamed rice is an essential item for Japanese cuisine. We sometimes eat just rice and tea as a meal. A rice ball (onigiri) is a very common snack food which can be purchased at convenience stores, super markets and kiosks at train stations. (Normally in triangle shape)
When we make bento, we sometimes shape the rice into balls or triangles to enjoy the looks. This colorful rice balls look cute and I sure want to use it as a bento item if I’m making one 🙂 You can also arrange the ingredients and make your own color of onigiri.
When making onigiri, the rice has to be hot. Normally we shape the rice with bare hands, with a bowl of salted water to dip the hands before handling hot rice. You can also shape onigiri using a plastic wrap film if you don’t want to use your hands.
<Colourful Rice Balls> makes 1 set
Ume (pickled plum):
- 50g steamed rice
- 1 ume
- Deseed the ume if it contains seed. Mash the ume in a small bowl, and mix with hot steamed rice.
- 50g steamed rice
- 1 tbs bonito flakes
- few drops soy sauce
- Mix everything in a small bowl.
- 50g steamed rice
- 1tbs aonori powder
- 1/2 tsp roasted sesame seeds (white and black each)
- 1 pinch of salt
- Mix everything in a small bowl.
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