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Furikake (振り掛け, ふりかけ, 振掛け, 振掛) is a dry Japanese condiment [1] sprinkled on top of cooked rice, vegetables, and fish, or used as an ingredient in onigiri. It typically consists of a mixture of dried fish, sesame seeds, chopped seaweed, sugar, salt, and monosodium glutamate.
Yaki-onigiri, grilled until sides are brown. Yaki-onigiri (焼きおにぎり "grilled onigiri") are first shaped by compacting white rice, then grilling it until brown, then coating with soy sauce or miso, and finally broiling it. Yaki-onigiri is also sold commercially as frozen food. Miso-onigiri (味噌おにぎり) is mainly in eastern Japan.
[35] [36] Red shiso leaf flakes are a common ingredient in furikake seasonings, meant to be sprinkled over rice or mixed into onigiri (rice balls). Green shiso is called aojiso (青紫蘇) or ōba (大葉 "big leaf"). It is used to garnish noodle dishes like hiyamugi or sōmen, meat dishes like sashimi, tataki and namerō, and tofu dishes like ...
A simple recipe for onigiri, or Japanese rice balls, with salted plums. YURI KAGEYAMA. June 22, 2024 at 11:15 PM.
Miso (みそ or 味噌) is a traditional Japanese seasoning.It is a thick paste produced by fermenting soybeans with salt and kōji (the fungus Aspergillus oryzae), and sometimes rice, barley, seaweed, or other ingredients.
Onigiri is “fast food, slow food and soul food,” says Yusuke Nakamura, who heads the Onigiri Society, a trade group in Tokyo. Fast because you can find it even at convenience stores.
Rice. Short or medium grain white rice.Regular (non-sticky) rice is called uruchi-mai.; Mochi rice (glutinous rice)-sticky rice, sweet rice; Genmai (brown rice); Rice bran (nuka) – not usually eaten itself, but used for pickling, and also added to boiling water to parboil tart vegetables
Nori used to wrap onigiri. Nori is commonly used as a wrap for sushi and onigiri (rice balls). The dry seaweed is used to pick up rice balls without getting the hands sticky. Senbei (rice crackers) sometimes contain a piece of nori as well. Strips or small sheets of nori are used as garnish for noodles, soups, and rice dishes.