onigiri
i'm playing with "real bento" this week for a variety of reasons. so first attempt at making onigiri, and i decided to cheat and make actual balls instead of the usual triangles most bento makers use. i figured if masa-san always made them round, then i could to. :) and it is easy.
so rice steamed up in the cooker, and a then a liberal shake of japanese rice seasoning tossed in (i love the stuff -- bento flakes, seaweed, sesame seeds, sea salt. . .). then i filled them not just smoked salmon, but smoked salmon with some whipped cream cheese, cucumber and spring onions. not exactly traditional, but i cannot tell you how much i miss my bagel and smoked salmon. . .
these are HEAVEN! the filling is just perfect and the rice seasoning taking things just to where they need to be for flavor.
onigiri
i'm playing with "real bento" this week for a variety of reasons. so first attempt at making onigiri, and i decided to cheat and make actual balls instead of the usual triangles most bento makers use. i figured if masa-san always made them round, then i could to. :) and it is easy.
so rice steamed up in the cooker, and a then a liberal shake of japanese rice seasoning tossed in (i love the stuff -- bento flakes, seaweed, sesame seeds, sea salt. . .). then i filled them not just smoked salmon, but smoked salmon with some whipped cream cheese, cucumber and spring onions. not exactly traditional, but i cannot tell you how much i miss my bagel and smoked salmon. . .
these are HEAVEN! the filling is just perfect and the rice seasoning taking things just to where they need to be for flavor.