Onigiri

In the past, called Onigiri "Tonjiki". In the Heian period, tonjiki is the food given to people who are generous to those less able to eat when they are outdoors. Until the beginning of the Showa period, those remaining rice rolled into balls, bake the surface and covered with soy sauce. This is called Yakimusubi. Yakimusubi is very famous especially for the homemade taste.

Now many Onigiri is filled with various materials, such as Yakiniku (beef baked), tuna and others. In Japan alone, Onigiri even be found in supermarkets there. Because this was a very populist Onigiri and identical with the typical Japanese food, then we often encounter in the story animated cartoons or manga (Japanese animation) are referred to as the "Rice Ball". Method of manufacture does take skill and practice not to lose heart. As a bonus, we also include the following recipes for onigiri-resistant and resistant in the process.



Equipment and Materials required:
- Plastic is strong and yet elastic, so as not stretchy when used to form the rice is still hot.
- A small bowl that is used to mold the desired Onigiri. Some prefer using a cup of tea, so size is not too big onigirinya.
- Spoon the rice
- The rice is cooked Japanese rice should use white or brown or often called uruchi-mai
- Salt
- Water
- Fill in the middle Onigiri can be selected according to taste
- Nori seaweed

Preparation:

- Prepare a bowl with plastic on it. Splashing water into the bowl and then shake so that water does not collect in one place.


- Spread salt and shake well so the salt does not clump together in one place.
 

- Add rice to a bowl but do not be pressured, let it fill the bowl as it is.


- Make a hole in the middle of rice with your finger, about half of the depth of bowl.
 

- Fill the holes with a choice of content you like, then cover the hole with a little rice with suppressed.
 

- Bring the ends of the plastic, then turn and squeeze so that the excess air out. Play hard / fast to form a ball format. Play technique is very necessary so that the rice will not break when bitten. If you want a form of onigiri ball, then use this technique and press a little stronger. But if you want to shape Onigiri "triangle" then you need to use a slightly different press techniques.
 

- To get a triangle shape, you have to do is to form the letter "L" by hand, enter the onigiri balls that have been formed into it to form three angles. When the format has been established then took turns squeezing each corner, so the formation of more solid.
 

-Finally, plastic is opened and an additional piece of seaweed as a wrapper. Be an Onigiri.