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4754032 No.4754032 [Reply] [Original]

going to make onigiri for the first time.
I will use uruchi-mai but no nori (because I fucking hate seafood, seaweed especially)

any tips for making it / fillings

ps:
>inb4 "sloppy cunt isn't doing it traditionally"

>> No.4754044
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4754044

Those are some nice looking doughnuts.

>> No.4754043

How can you hate delicious seaweed? Anyway, I usually put tuna mixed with a little mayo in mine. I tried doing actual tuna salad before, but the flavors didn't seem right. Another one I like is some red bean paste, easy to make yourself at home.

>> No.4754050

I do know about salty, wet hands, that's about it

>> No.4754061

>>4754044
Go home Brock, you're drunk

>> No.4754074

>>4754043
I've tried it many a time, I want to respect the tradition but it tastes like sweaty ass to me.
Easy mode compared to some Indian food though. Indian food is like a sweaty fat guy ass.
Nori is....it's

>girl ass

>> No.4754090

>>4754032
If you have a bigger sheet of clean plastic (like a zip top bag, cut open) you can use it to form the onigiri in, and keep your hands clean. I'm not a big fan of nori, either, I think it tastes like cat food, but it's makes a good holding spot while you're eating. Tuna is a good filling option, as is smoked salmon. I once used small salad shrimp, and seasoned them with a bit of soy sauce, garlic, and ginger and made a really good onigiri filling - not traditional by any means, but by far one of my favorites.

>> No.4754091

>>4754074
I've never gotten that impression when eating nori. It's always tasted like the sea to me, with a little bit of an earthy taste. Like good green tea mixed with a little salt, almost.

>> No.4754095

what are you hiding at the bottom of those rice balls?!? the censor bars make me not want to eat it...

>> No.4754100

wait...i just figured out why they call them "rice balls" :O

>> No.4754104

>>4754090
I just hate seafood all together. More of a beef kinda guy.

real picky eater, I hate dry food so much. like roast chicken.

>> No.4754110

any ideas for what to wrap with besides Nori? maybe a thin slice of tofu

>> No.4754164

>>4754104
You could try pickled plums or vegetables, those are both popular and traditional. Kimchi might make a good option as well. Me, I'm not much for pickled anything, but a plain dried plum makes for a sweet variety that's not bad. You could also try mixing green onion with miso, or if you want something heartier, try bits of tonkatsu (breaded and fried pork cutlet), or yakiniku, basically grilled beef chunks in your choice of sauce.

>> No.4754203

Traditionally, Onigiri were meant to be field food, that's why you salt your hands while making them, to keep them fresh.

Fillings are usually picked items, salted meats, or smoked fish or meat.

Salted pork, bonito, umoboshi, picked vegetables, smoked mackerel, or even smoked eel is great.

Also, even if you don't like nori, you can use a furikake to coat the outside of the rice ball.

There are mixes of furikake that have seaweed flakes, and those that don't.

You might find you like seaweed more as flakes because the flavor isn't so strong, so try it.

>> No.4754205

>>4754164
japanese plums are generally very sour, not sweet.

>> No.4754212

>>4754095
Rice dicks.

>> No.4754213

>>4754205
I said plain dried plum, I was implying more along the lines of a prune, not a sour pickled type.

>> No.4754280

>>4754050
Fuck that noise. Use plastic wrap.