Project Onigiri

Staying in for the weekend? Bored? No idea what to eat?? Try this!

Homemade Onigiri

Easy peasy as it says on any recipes you could find on the net, I referred to this one:
http://www.justhungry.com/2007/01/onigiri_omusubi_revisited_an_e.html

I was inspired by the ones from Jusco, which I had recently while waiting for my flights...made LCCT less stressful in many ways ;p

All you need is cooked rice (preferably jap/sushi rice), water, salt, cling film, something to use as a mould (I used a muffin tin ;p), bonito flakes (similar or optional), nori or dried seaweed (optional), your choice of fillings (optional) and lotsa imagination!


I made these!


Can you spot the heart-shaped one?? Say awwwww ^ ^

This is, to me, the new-found best lunch/dinner/snack/party food idea. Why??

1. It takes less than 30 min to prepare (minus rice cooking time)
2. Simple ingredients (Rice, salt and soy sauce? Enough said)
3. Easy to keep (just keep it wrapped in cling film til ready to eat!)
4. Simple to eat (fill up your bento! or put them in your pockets and go for a picnic :D)
5. Make round ones and top with sashimi, smoked fish or pickles. Delicioussss!~
6. Can be modified into yaki onigiri and MOS-inspired burger with your choice of toppings!

Rice ball ready to be moulded or kept til ready to eat


Yaki onigiri (锅巴饭团，哈哈！）

Bento! (my current hobby ;p)


My memory-based-recreation of my very first MOS burger :)

Magnifique, non??

and and...heart-shaped onigiri in all sizes for your loved ones? Absolute sweetheart! <3
(How to: just follow the steps in making a triangular onigiri and give it a slight press with your finger to make that dent on top of the 'heart'. Voila!)

Now go make yourself some! Have fun!!