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Originally Posted by sillygodxdisco
lmao i've been eating onigiri like every single day for the past two weeks .. my dad is like wtf is wrong with you?
anyways. if you want to buy them you'd have to go to asian specialty stores. i have two near me but neither of them have ever had any. the easiest way would be to make them:
1. wash your hands but don't dry them all the way. you want your hands wet a bit so the rice doesn't stick to your hands. also sprinkle some salt on your hand for flavoring.
2. get some rice in one of your hands. make it into a ball and then flatten a bit, then make a sort of like an indentation in the middle with your thumb or something. you can put stuff into that. i use the classic pickled plums [umeboshi]. you can put salmon, tuna&mayo, etc. whatever floats your boat. just don't put in something weird o_O
3. put a little more rice in your hand to cover the stuff. roll it into a ball. wrap it in seaweed.
the materials that you'll need [rice, seaweed, umeboshi or w/e filling] can be found at asian stores.
rice needs to be japanese rice. or at least asian. if you try spanish goya rice or something it's going to fall apart. and yeah make sure it's packed tightly. i've had mine fall apart [just today, too] because i was lazy. hehe.
i know onigiri come in triangles. but trust me, it is REALLY hard to make them like that unless you're experienced. even my dad isn't that great at it and he's had like half a century to practice. haha. it's not worth the frustration. i mean it's going to get chewed up anyway right? making it into a ball or a cylinderish shape is the easiest.
now because i'm lucky my grandparents sent me a few years ago this thing to make onigiri with .. like a container in the shape of a triangle and i just put the rice and stuff in it, then press it down with the lid. i have no idea where to buy those, but if you find them, they are great.
and oh yeah there is a way to have sushi as a vegetarian .. do like i do. put cucumbers, eggs [if you're the type of veggie who can eat eggs], carrots, etc in them. i hate raw fish too so most of the time i eat cucumber sushi. it's good. =) for that you just need to lay out a piece of seaweed, put some rice on top, put a few cucumber sticks chopped up in it, then roll it up. oh the rice needs sushi seasoning though. you can find those at asian stores too. though most of the time i'm too lazy to use the seasoning. =p you can also sprinkle sesame seeds or something on it.
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funny thing about japanese cuisine that most people tend too omit x]
practically ALL japanese food has some form of meat/poultry/fish in it =3
you guys could prolly care less about this buutt~~~~anywhoo x]
The main stock in japanese cuisine is dashi >.>'
if anyone knows, dashi is made by first boiling water w/ a bit of kombu in it, then adding katsuo-boshi and then finally straining x]
This basic stock is used in practically everything. The su (vinegar) in shari (sushi rice), the base of most broths for noodles, yaki sauces, and Tamago (omelettes) all have a dash (or more) of dashi in it~
In Japanese cuisine~ the basis of most sauces include - soy sauce, mirin, sugar, and sake >.>''''
.....vegetarians can't have refined sugar >.>"''
since the refineries that process the sugar often use charcoal made from animal bones x]
^--little fun fact x] - beet sugar and unbleached sugar are the safest for vegan consumption x]
yeaaaah sucks too be vegetarians eh? x]
though it does involve me personally since my gf is a lacto-ovo vegetarian, lolz x.x
and i can't help but too care >.>'