Making onigiris

6 comments

2010/07/23
165 words
by Fredrik Olsen

Yesterday Marcus, a classmate, hade made some onigiris (rice-balls with stuff in it) at home and it looked pretty good so I tried to make some myself!

I fried up some chicken with some pepper and some extra salt to counter the rice (according to Marcus instructions), then I put some cellophane wrap in a cup and put the rice in there, made a sort of cup out of the rice and then put the chicken in the middle.

I pulled up the plastic wrap and pressed everything into a ball and then put it in the fridge.

Today during one of the breaks in school I ate it, and it tasted really good, so I’m going to make more! After about 3 hours in school I usually get really hungry so this is a really cheap way (it cost maybe like 30 yen to make one of these balls and you actually get pretty full from one or two) to not be hungry for the last lesson!

6 comments

http://twitter.com/DeXimE DeXimE

Looks good to me, wouldn't mind eating one right now ;P
Reminds me a little of Bapao!

“and some extra salt to counter the rice”
You don't add salt to the rice when you cook it then or?
- http://tetrisrockstar.com/ Fredrik
  
  Nope, I don't. I don't know why, but I've been told I shouldn't.
http://twitter.com/emanuelferm Emanuel Ferm

I would love to see one of these posts per day, with you trying out a new filling: “Day 128: onigiris with strawberry tofu”.
- http://tetrisrockstar.com/ Fredrik
  
  Haha, that would be kind of fun
  But way to much work
http://twitter.com/TommyMappy Maho

Yey, Onigiri!! I make and bring them too
I have several recommended fillings, but I won't tell you since you won't eat/like them ^^;;;
But I think you might like “canned tuna with mayonnaise”.

Also you can refrigerate them, so usually I make 5~6 Onigiris at once and refrigerate them, then defrost one of them in a microwave before leave home, and eat it for lunch.
So it can help you save both costs and time
- http://tetrisrockstar.com/ Fredrik
  
  I'm gonna start making batches of 5-6 as well to make it easy! Thanks for the tip.
  
  I want to learn to like the Japanese stuff like seaweed and that stuff, so you could write your recommendations and I can slowly try them
  
  I won't eat whale-sperm though ;P