When thinking of Japanese food, it is easy to summon up images of the most popular fare: there’s sushi, there’s the donburi or ricebowls, and there’s ramen or the noodle dishes. For many people who have never been to Japan, the simpler dishes like the onigiri remain somewhat a mystery. Some may even mistake these rice balls to be a form of sushi.
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The onigiri is incredibly popular in Japan. The name literally translates to "taking hold with one’s hands." Onigiri is usually eaten for breakfast, as a snack, or as part of a larger meal or a bento box lunch. Rice balls stuffed with various fillings such as salmon, Japanese sour plums, or even mayonnaise, and then wrapped in seaweed, onigiri are typically easy to prepare.
However, the appearance may vary depending on the skill of the preparer, and it may take some instruction and some practice before one can learn to make them look as appetizing as they seem in photos.
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For enthusiasts of Japanese cuisine, the onigiri holds a certain appeal. They’re something that’s found in most convenience stores in Japan, and yet they’re still regarded by many people as a must-try item. The commercially available ones already come in various choices of filling, and a person can have a filling meal with a few onigiri pieces plus soup or other viands, perhaps.
Meanwhile, for the adventurous, experimentation is also okay. They can experiment with non-traditional fillings for their own rice balls, and they can even try out using other varieties of cooked rice for a little variation in their meal to go.
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Find kitchen equipment for easy preparation of Japanese dishes on JC Uni-tec’s official website.
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