Breakfast

Onigiri

Onigiri

Hand-pressed Japanese rice balls, often filled with salted salmon or pickled plum.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups cooked Japanese short-grain rice
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 2 sheets nori, cut into strips
  • 50g cooked salted salmon, flaked, or umeboshi

Steps

  1. Wet your hands with salted water to prevent sticking.
  2. Place a portion of warm rice in your palm and make an indent for the filling.
  3. Add salmon or umeboshi and cover with more rice.
  4. Shape into a triangle or ball, pressing gently but firmly.
  5. Wrap a strip of nori around the base and serve.