Snacks, every place has its own special snacks. As long as you learn to make these snacks with your heart, you can eat special snacks from different countries no matter where you are, and the taste will naturally be different. Because we can’t travel to many places, but for you who love to eat, it’s best to learn how to make snacks from various places. Come to Food Culture and have a look!

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Japanese rice balls

Traditional Japanese rice balls are triangular in shape. A pickled sour plum (super sour) is wrapped in the rice ball, and a piece of dried seaweed is wrapped around it. It is very convenient to carry. There is a lot of care in making onigiri. You need to dip your hands with some salt when kneading it. Compared with sushi, onigiri feels more civilian.

Origin

During the Warring States Period in Japan, rice balls were used as dry food for ancient Japanese soldiers when they marched and fought. Rice balls are still very popular today due to their delicious taste and portability. There are a lot of things to pay attention to when making onigiri. If you use too much force when kneading the rice balls, the rice balls will stick to your hands. If you don't use enough force, the rice balls will fall apart.

How to make Japanese rice balls

1. The ingredients are very simple, just these.

2. Soak the mushrooms and cut them into small dices together with the porcini mushrooms; chop the ginger into small pieces.

3. Take a small pot, pour soy sauce and mirin into the pot, and bring to a boil.

4. Add shiitake mushrooms and diced porcini mushrooms, slowly stir-fry over medium-low heat until the water is gone, and turn off the heat.

5. Add bonito flakes and white sesame seeds, stir evenly.

6. Take out the Venus shells from the can, drain the water, put it in a small pot, and set it over medium heat to drain the water.

7. Add soy sauce, mirin and Sake.

8. Slowly stir-fry over medium-low heat until the water dries up. Stir in the minced ginger and sugar.

9. The rice is simmered. It would be better if you use sushi rice. Let cool slightly.

10. Take an appropriate amount of rice and mix it evenly with the Venus scallop meat prepared in step 8.

11. Take an appropriate amount and mix it evenly with the mushroom bonito prepared in step 5.

12. Wet your hands and shape into rice balls.