Japanese Healthy Recipes – “Onigiri”

Japanese Healthy Recipes – “Onigiri”

Here to introduce another famous, convenient food in Japan – “Onigiri” (お握り)

 　　Onigiri is a snack of Japanese rice formed into triangle or oval shapes and often wrapped in nori (edible seaweed). Traditionally, the onigiri is filled with pickled ume fruit (umeboshi), salted salmon, katsuobushi, or any other salty or sour ingredient. In practice, pickled filling is used for preservation of the rice. Since the onigiri is one of the most famed and popular snacks in Japan, most convenience stores in Japan stock onigiri in many popular fillings and tastes. There are even specialized shops offering only handmade rice balls for take out.

　　Onigiri is not form of sushi, despite common misconception. While onigiri is made with plain rice (perhaps lightly salted), sushi is made of rice with vinegar added. Onigiri is merely a method of making rice portable and easy to eat, while sushi originated as a way of preserving freshwater fish. 

Ingredients for Onigiri 7 pieces：
 360cc Rice for 7 Onigiri (1.52 u.s. cup)
**Molding rice when it is still warm makes it easy to form onigiri into a desired shape.

Filling:
Fish: 　     Katsuobushi (also called okaka)
　　　　　      Chum salmon
　　　　      　Tuna

Seafood: Mentaiko / Tarako
Ikura
Seaweed

Pickles:   Umeboshi
 Tsukudani
 Nozawana
 Kimchi (* Korea food)

Seasoning: Furikake
 Miso

 

Japanese Healthy Recipes – “Onigiri”