Recipes Riceball help

how do you make them? what are the different types? ARE there different types?

 

I am sure you could find some good recipes for Onigiri (original, Japanese name for "rice balls") online. As for making them, normally use onigiri molds. They are little triangular molds. You can find different variations of the molds. But you kind of press the rice in with your hands, to get the shape. And put in some sort of filling in the center, like plum, tuna etc. and/or rap it in sea weed. And those would probably be considered the different types.

 

thanks for the tips. ive searched the internet however and just found info about them, nothing on how to make them. ill search on the japanese name now though. thanks again.

 

You can make basic riceballs if you can find a recipe for sushi rice - it's prepared in essentially the same way. So you'd need actual sushi rice (which can be obtained from most large grocery stores) - believe me, you don't wanna try this with just any rice. It tastes different, has a different texture, and sushi rice clumps and sticks, helping it to hold the shape. You need various things for seasoning, notably rice vinegar, and then you'll need some seaweed and some filler (umeboshi - pickled plums, or any number of other things).

If you can't get a riceball mold, you can always just press the rice together by hand. XD Doesn't look very presentable, but it tastes the same.

 

when ever i dont use molds they always fall apart XD but yeah they taste the same.

I took the liberty to find you some recipes. And like Dilandau said, sushi rice is better, and it also helps if its made in a rice maker but it doesnt matter.

Here is a recipe from the food channel.
This is the pretty basic onigiri personally i dont like them with sesame seeds but you might.
and here's one I got more of a kick out of this cuz it was low carb. XDD Go carb crazy. But its also a basic recipe.

Well enjoy!

 

thanks guys i got it. i dont really go for the low carb stuff, i just think you should eat less and move more, but thanks for the consideration.
any ideas on a nori substitiute, or a good place to get it? ive never seen any before, but ill look.

 

Erm i find all my Japanese food ingredients in Asian specialty stores. Any forgein market would have most of the stuff needed, including nori. Now, i wouldnt be surprised if you can find any of the ingridients at a supermarket. You dont need nori though, i never used to use it untill the taste grew on me. I dont really know of anything else to wrap the rice in ^^;;

I dont really go for low crab stuff either. I just thought it was funny. XP

 

You can find nori at many chain supermarkets - Safeway and Albertson's to name two that always carried it where I've lived. But you can often get it more cheaply at many Asian stores.

And just a word of advice: I would avoid any non-Asian brands when buying onigiri ingredients. They're not all awful, but I remember a particularly bad experience when my dad bought Trader Joe's brand wannabe-miso soup. XP It was horrible and tasted sour, and the miso was gritty. Since then, I stick to authentic stuff only.