Kit for Making Japanese Onigiri (Rice ball)

How to make

Prepare rice

First, add as much rice as you need to the bowl. Wetting the bowl with water will prevent the rice from sticking to it. If the rice is too hot, you will not be able to make onigiri. In that case, let’s cool down it a little.

First, get your hands wet.

If you hold the rice ball without getting your hands wet, a lot of rice will stick to your hands. Therefore, get your hands a little wet. If you get it too wet, it will become sticky, so be careful.

Apply salt to the palm of your hand.

Some people mix salt with rice. However, rather than mixing salt with rice, you can feel the salty taste by holding it in the palm of your hand. It also saves salt because you don’t have to use a lot of salt. The recommendation is to take salt on the palm and spread it.

Pick up an appropriate amount of rice.

There is no limit to the size. The amount is easy to eat. If small children eat it, try to make it in a small size.

Let’s hold it firmly.

At first, clench it firmly without worrying about the shape. It’s okay if you shape it later!The salt you got earlier will reach the surface of the rice ball, making it easier to feel the salty taste.

Shape it.

This time I will finish it in a triangular shape, so I will make the shape so that it will be a triangle. Shape it like a child playing with clay.

Let’s make different seasonings.

Since salt is not mixed in the rice, you can make different tastes. This time I will use furikake. Many Japanese furikake are mixed with rice and eaten, so they are seasoned that way.

Mix well.

Mix the sprinkle and rice well. As you mix, if you think it’s a little less, add more sprinkles.

Roll the seaweed.

By wrapping the seaweed, the rice will not stick to your hands when you eat it.And since you can get the nutrition of seaweed, the nutritional value is high. This time, I wrapped only the lower part. Also you can wrap the whole rice ball with seaweed OK, and there is no rule on how to wrap it.

The Onigiris are completed

You now have a reasonably sized rice ball. Let’s enjoy it while drinking other Japanese food or Japanese tea.