Rice Balls

Snowkeeper · Aug 28, 2003, 03:07

Hi All.... I am trying to learn some new recipes for rice balls.
My 3 year old daughter loves them.
Anyone care to share some recipes?

Im just learning about Japanese food... so I am also interested in learning about other foods as well.
Thankyou!
Snowkeeper in Alaska

maji · Aug 28, 2003, 03:13

are those the riceballs old people at times choke and die of in japan? i think i read once something like that

**jeisan** · Aug 28, 2003, 03:16

i just take some sticky rice out of the cooker then mash and mould it to ball form then eat it. but i like plain rice and im lazy...

Snowkeeper · Aug 28, 2003, 03:19

Are rice balls called Onigiri?

And arent there many different ways of preparing them?
Different seasonings, flavors..etc..?

Still learning!!! Lots to learn!!

;)

kirei_na_me · Aug 28, 2003, 03:19

maji, mochi is what old people sometimes choke to death on. That is rice that has been pounded into great stretchy, sticky-ness. It's a must-eat at New Year's...

One thing that I do is just pour furikake(seasoning usually put on top of rice) in with the rice and just mix it up and mold it into balls, but there are better, more complex ones...

Be back with some recipes...I hope...

Yes, onigiri... ;)

Erik · Aug 28, 2003, 03:33

Originally posted by Snowkeeper
Are rice balls called Onigiri?

And arent there many different ways of preparing them?
Different seasonings, flavors..etc..?

Still learning!!! Lots to learn!!
;)

Yeah, it's called ONIGIRI. Basically they're all the same usually,just some are made with raw fish, others are made with fish shavings and then there are some with vegtables. I've even had the onigiri toasted with sesame seeds... this was quite good!

kirei_na_me · Aug 28, 2003, 03:52

Not being skilled in onigiri making, I looked up some stuff and found a few sites that might be helpful.

http://www.nsknet.or.jp/~chrkaji/yas...ipe/091_e.html

http://www.rodaleinstitute.org/krrn/...ce_balls.shtml

http://www.jinjapan.org/nipponia/nipponia16/bon.html

I'm thinking I would love to have a tempura rice ball right about now...

bezz · Aug 28, 2003, 23:31

There's a site with a lot of pics (they tend to remove nori to show "inside") including some wild recipe. As for local specialities, this site looks better...

torakris · Sep 10, 2003, 14:20

I just discovered this site and it looks great!

my favorite onigiri are a combination of shiso and sesame seeds or a combo of freshly grilled salmon and ikura.
My kids will eat onigiri with whatever is their furikake of the moment

neko_girl22 · Sep 11, 2003, 08:48

I love onigiri ;)
Just don't make them too soon after coming out of the rice cooker - ouch red hands!
I also love convenience store onigiri - my favourite used to be tuna and mayo. 3 years ago when I was in Japan I could've sworn the tuna was INSIDE the rice, now it's on the side of the rice under the nori........ maybe I'm just remembering wrong....

torakris · Sep 11, 2003, 15:24

I also love convenience store onigiri - my favourite used to be tuna and mayo. 3 years ago when I was in Japan I could've sworn the tuna was INSIDE the rice, now it's on the side of the rice under the nori........ maybe I'm just remembering wrong.... [/B][/QUOTE]

I think it just depends on where you buy them, I have had them both ways.

Yoshihara · Oct 29, 2003, 04:14

My mom used to make onigiri by salting the rice before she made the rice ball. Me and my sisters used to tear them things up.....

My all time favorite was Beef Koroke. I used to help my mom make it. You take mashed potatoes and add fried (grease drained) hamburger meat in it. You crack some eggs in a bowl and roll the potato ball in it to make it sticky. Then you roll the ball in PANCO (bread crumbs). Bake in the oven and boo-ya!!!!!!!! It's really good!

Anyone used to run after the sweet potato truck like I did when I was growing up in Okinawa?

Yo, mochi is so good to me, I burned my hand severely trying to fry some when I was 10. Almost burned my house down. 3rd degree burn on my hand...it was awful. I have the scar to this day...but I still eat mochi. The refrigerated kind you get that is powdered and has sweet beans in it, is the bomb, too!!!!! Yall, don't get me started!!!!!!!!!!

samuraitora · Oct 30, 2003, 01:00

Great links and info. My son had rice balls and sushi with me this weekend. He wasn't that impressed. He still wants his chicken and french fries...too funny

Will · Nov 17, 2003, 09:59

well, my neighbor's mom used to make onigiri for me and my brother every once in a while, and she would put miso sauce into the onigiri, and wrap it with nori... im pretty sure it was miso sauce, i cant really remember, its almost been 9 years since i have been in Japan.

bezz · Nov 18, 2003, 08:58

found another site about onigiri/omusubi

mangameep · Jan 20, 2004, 06:57

Hi. I am making onigiri with my sister's Girl Scout troop next week, and although I have found many recipes on the Web, I am still confused on many points. How much rice should I use for each onigiri? How big should the nori sheets be for different styles of wrapping? And does the nori have to be heated? Thanks for your help!

deborah gormley · Jan 20, 2004, 07:50

just seen the pics of the rice balls,, wow they look delicious

I'm sorry to say all I have at home right now is boil in the bag rice,but I can add a chicken/beef stock cube to spice them up a little, but I'd pay a fortune to have the real rice ball here right now

Belle · Jan 28, 2004, 04:14

I was going to try to make onigri. I looked all over the city but i couldn't find even one japanese store. So i went in to one Vietnamese store and the woman on the counter never heard about nori (as that was the only thing i was missing) i try'd to explain to her what it was but she didn't have any. So i couldn't make them

bezz · Apr 22, 2004, 10:30

Originally Posted by bezz

found another site about onigiri/omusubi

The page was moved, now available here.

**playaa** · Apr 23, 2004, 03:29

hmm, these sound good.. Maybe Kirei_na_me will make me some! MMMMMMM

kirei_na_me · Apr 23, 2004, 03:36

If you're nice and buy me a really beautiful corsage for the prom, playaa...

sora · May 12, 2004, 21:06

...hmm..looking at those rice ball pictures got me hungry..lol..^^''..

**playaa** · May 13, 2004, 00:49

Kirei you know I will!

bezz · May 16, 2004, 23:21

7-Eleven Chief Wants to Toss Rice Balls to U.S.

Haivart · May 17, 2004, 06:18

I like the idea. Of course, they'll never match the ones I get at the Chinese stores.

Aug 28, 2003, 03:07	#1
Snowkeeper Junior Member Join Date: Aug 28, 2003 Location: Alaska Posts: 8	Rice Balls Hi All.... I am trying to learn some new recipes for rice balls. My 3 year old daughter loves them. Anyone care to share some recipes? Im just learning about Japanese food... so I am also interested in learning about other foods as well. Thankyou! Snowkeeper in Alaska __________________ "Use what talents you possess. The woods would be very silent if no birds sang except those that sang best."

Aug 28, 2003, 03:13	#2
maji Regular Member Join Date: Aug 13, 2003 Location: i live in cologne Age: 30 Posts: 142	are those the riceballs old people at times choke and die of in japan? i think i read once something like that __________________

Aug 28, 2003, 03:16	#3
jeisan Kongming Join Date: Feb 24, 2003 Location: san antonio, texas Age: 27 Posts: 2,848	i just take some sticky rice out of the cooker then mash and mould it to ball form then eat it. but i like plain rice and im lazy... __________________ Fighting for peace is like screwing for virginity. =[Signature Guidelines]==[User Titles]==[Forum Rules]=

Aug 28, 2003, 03:19	#5
kirei_na_me Where I'm Supposed to Be Join Date: Jan 31, 2003 Location: Virginia Age: 33 Posts: 3,922	maji, mochi is what old people sometimes choke to death on. That is rice that has been pounded into great stretchy, sticky-ness. It's a must-eat at New Year's... One thing that I do is just pour furikake(seasoning usually put on top of rice) in with the rice and just mix it up and mold it into balls, but there are better, more complex ones... Be back with some recipes...I hope... Yes, onigiri... ;) __________________ *i carry your heart with me(i carry it in my heart)*

Aug 28, 2003, 03:33	#6
Erik Regular Member Join Date: Feb 5, 2003 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 309	Originally posted by Snowkeeper Are rice balls called Onigiri? And arent there many different ways of preparing them? Different seasonings, flavors..etc..? Still learning!!! Lots to learn!! ;) Yeah, it's called ONIGIRI. Basically they're all the same usually,just some are made with raw fish, others are made with fish shavings and then there are some with vegtables. I've even had the onigiri toasted with sesame seeds... this was quite good!

Aug 28, 2003, 03:52	#7
kirei_na_me Where I'm Supposed to Be Join Date: Jan 31, 2003 Location: Virginia Age: 33 Posts: 3,922	Not being skilled in onigiri making, I looked up some stuff and found a few sites that might be helpful. http://www.nsknet.or.jp/~chrkaji/yas...ipe/091_e.html http://www.rodaleinstitute.org/krrn/...ce_balls.shtml http://www.jinjapan.org/nipponia/nipponia16/bon.html I'm thinking I would love to have a tempura rice ball right about now...

Aug 28, 2003, 23:31	#8
bezz Regular Member Join Date: Aug 2, 2003 Posts: 397	onigiri There's a site with a lot of pics (they tend to remove nori to show "inside") including some wild recipe. As for local specialities, this site looks better...

Sep 10, 2003, 14:20	#9
torakris Regular Member Join Date: Sep 10, 2003 Posts: 22	I just discovered this site and it looks great! my favorite onigiri are a combination of shiso and sesame seeds or a combo of freshly grilled salmon and ikura. My kids will eat onigiri with whatever is their furikake of the moment __________________ Kristin Yamaguchi Japan Forum moderator at egullet.com Links editor at the Tokyo Food Page

Sep 11, 2003, 08:48	#10
neko_girl22 Regular Member Join Date: May 14, 2003 Posts: 459	I love onigiri ;) Just don't make them too soon after coming out of the rice cooker - ouch red hands! I also love convenience store onigiri - my favourite used to be tuna and mayo. 3 years ago when I was in Japan I could've sworn the tuna was INSIDE the rice, now it's on the side of the rice under the nori........ maybe I'm just remembering wrong....

Sep 11, 2003, 15:24	#11
torakris Regular Member Join Date: Sep 10, 2003 Posts: 22	I also love convenience store onigiri - my favourite used to be tuna and mayo. 3 years ago when I was in Japan I could've sworn the tuna was INSIDE the rice, now it's on the side of the rice under the nori........ maybe I'm just remembering wrong.... [/B][/QUOTE] I think it just depends on where you buy them, I have had them both ways.

Oct 29, 2003, 04:14	#12
Yoshihara Junior Member Join Date: Oct 28, 2003 Location: Father is black. Mother is Okinawan Age: 38 Posts: 12	My mom used to make onigiri by salting the rice before she made the rice ball. Me and my sisters used to tear them things up..... My all time favorite was Beef Koroke. I used to help my mom make it. You take mashed potatoes and add fried (grease drained) hamburger meat in it. You crack some eggs in a bowl and roll the potato ball in it to make it sticky. Then you roll the ball in PANCO (bread crumbs). Bake in the oven and boo-ya!!!!!!!! It's really good! Anyone used to run after the sweet potato truck like I did when I was growing up in Okinawa? Yo, mochi is so good to me, I burned my hand severely trying to fry some when I was 10. Almost burned my house down. 3rd degree burn on my hand...it was awful. I have the scar to this day...but I still eat mochi. The refrigerated kind you get that is powdered and has sweet beans in it, is the bomb, too!!!!! Yall, don't get me started!!!!!!!!!!

Oct 30, 2003, 01:00	#13
samuraitora Regular Member Join Date: May 29, 2002 Location: Detroit MI Age: 35 Posts: 782	Great links and info. My son had rice balls and sushi with me this weekend. He wasn't that impressed. He still wants his chicken and french fries...too funny __________________ ja mata samuraitora (^_-)/

Nov 17, 2003, 09:59	#14
Will Junior Member Join Date: Nov 17, 2003 Location: Im in California right now Age: 21 Posts: 1	What my neighbor's mom used to do well, my neighbor's mom used to make onigiri for me and my brother every once in a while, and she would put miso sauce into the onigiri, and wrap it with nori... im pretty sure it was miso sauce, i cant really remember, its almost been 9 years since i have been in Japan. __________________ \\ /\ // [] [] [] \/ \/ [] []_ []_

Nov 18, 2003, 08:58	#15
bezz Regular Member Join Date: Aug 2, 2003 Posts: 397	omusubi found another site about onigiri/omusubi

Jan 20, 2004, 06:57	#16
mangameep Junior Member Join Date: Jan 20, 2004 Age: 19 Posts: 1	Hi. I am making onigiri with my sister's Girl Scout troop next week, and although I have found many recipes on the Web, I am still confused on many points. How much rice should I use for each onigiri? How big should the nori sheets be for different styles of wrapping? And does the nori have to be heated? Thanks for your help! __________________ 日本語が話せません。＾＾；；；

Jan 20, 2004, 07:50	#17
deborah gormley Regular Member Join Date: Apr 19, 2002 Location: Nr. Ireland. Age: 40 Posts: 829	just seen the pics of the rice balls,, wow they look delicious I'm sorry to say all I have at home right now is boil in the bag rice,but I can add a chicken/beef stock cube to spice them up a little, but I'd pay a fortune to have the real rice ball here right now __________________ Debs

Jan 28, 2004, 04:14	#18
Belle Junior Member Join Date: Jan 19, 2004 Location: Should be Japanese Age: 20 Posts: 19	I was going to try to make onigri. I looked all over the city but i couldn't find even one japanese store. So i went in to one Vietnamese store and the woman on the counter never heard about nori (as that was the only thing i was missing) i try'd to explain to her what it was but she didn't have any. So i couldn't make them

Apr 22, 2004, 10:30	#19
bezz Regular Member Join Date: Aug 2, 2003 Posts: 397	Originally Posted by bezz found another site about onigiri/omusubi The page was moved, now available here.

Apr 23, 2004, 03:29	#20
playaa Dog Youkai Join Date: Jan 15, 2004 Location: Clovis, CA Age: 25 Posts: 774	hmm, these sound good.. Maybe Kirei_na_me will make me some! MMMMMMM __________________ "Kanpeki to chau, jinsei no shuushi Puramai zero da nanteba honto ka na? Shinu made ni tsukaikiru, un no kazu Semete, jibun de dashiire wo sasete "

Apr 23, 2004, 03:36	#21
kirei_na_me Where I'm Supposed to Be Join Date: Jan 31, 2003 Location: Virginia Age: 33 Posts: 3,922	If you're nice and buy me a really beautiful corsage for the prom, playaa...

May 12, 2004, 21:06	#22
sora Regular Member Join Date: May 12, 2004 Posts: 20	...hmm..looking at those rice ball pictures got me hungry..lol..^^''..

May 13, 2004, 00:49	#23
playaa Dog Youkai Join Date: Jan 15, 2004 Location: Clovis, CA Age: 25 Posts: 774	Kirei you know I will!

May 16, 2004, 23:21	#24
bezz Regular Member Join Date: Aug 2, 2003 Posts: 397	7-Eleven Chief Wants to Toss Rice Balls to U.S.

May 17, 2004, 06:18	#25
Haivart Regular Member Join Date: Dec 15, 2002 Location: Central Ohio Posts: 139	I like the idea. Of course, they'll never match the ones I get at the Chinese stores.

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