Onigiri Japanese Rice Balls
This easy onigiri recipe is also fun to make! These rice balls are a staple of Japanese lunchboxes (bento). You can put almost anything in these rice balls; try substituting grilled salmon, pickled plums, beef, pork, turkey, or tuna with mayonnaise.
Directions
Recipe Ingredients
- 4 cups uncooked short-grain white rice
- 5 ½ cups water, divided
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ cup bonito shavings (dry fish flakes)
- 2 sheets nori (dry seaweed), cut into 1/2-inch strips
- 2 tablespoons sesame seeds
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