Speaking of rice balls ... My mother often made simple rice balls with dried plums. Every time I got tired of the taste and asked "Please put bonito flakes", I remember that he made it with plenty of bonito flakes, even though he had a disgusting face (because it takes time).

By the way, today June 18th is "Onigiri Day". It is said that the former Rokusei Town was established after the discovery of Japan's oldest "rice ball fossil" from the "Sugiya Chanobatake Ruins" in Ishikawa, former Rokusei Town (currently Nakanoto Town). The date is the combination of Rokusei Kasai (6) and "Rice Food Day" on the 18th of every month. The discovered "rice ball fossil" is estimated to be from the middle of the Yayoi period, and is thought to have been similar to what is now called "chimaki".

◆ How to make delicious rice balls

I had a strange opposition to "Onigiri fossils" and thought about making it for the first time in a while, but I want to make something delicious! When I searched for it ... I found it in NAVER Matome, "The secret to making rice balls even more delicious."

The important thing to make delicious is to use less water when cooking rice, to put salt on the surface firmly, and not to put too much force on the rice. It seems that it is important not to stick to the triangle, and I am grateful for the indulgence that I will make for the first time in a long time ...! It tastes better than it looks.

For the ingredients, I referred to Cookpad , E ・ recipe, etc., but I was surprised that there are so many recipes for rice balls in the first place. It seems that you can enjoy not only standard ingredients such as pickled plums and salmon, but also various seasonings and ingredients in combination. Above all, I was fascinated by "pickles x cheese", so I decided to make it with "Tsukemono pickles", which was a gift that was sleeping in the refrigerator.

In addition, I am very satisfied with making 4 kinds of umeboshi x sesame, salted kelp x chirimenjako, and "okaka". "Tsukemono x cheese" has an exquisite taste with just the right amount of salt, and is likely to become a standard menu for midnight snacks.


◆ “Deco rice balls” had a high hurdle ...

I also tried to try "deco rice balls" instead of "deco valves", but I gave up because the hurdles were too high for beginners. I decided to make a panda that can be made only with glue.


It's supposed to be just pasting parts made of glue on a bale-shaped rice ball, but it's surprisingly difficult. It's hard to cut out small parts with scissors! "Punches for glue" are also sold at kitchen goods stores such as home improvement stores, so if you make many times, we recommend that.

Before that, I feel that my lack of design sense seems to be a problem ...
Making rice balls that fought against hot rice for the first time in a long time. I avoided it because it seemed like a lot of work, but it's nice and fun to be able to easily create variations. Someday, I will continue my training so that I can make cute "deco rice balls".

While you can eat it with one hand, you can enjoy it while chewing it slowly. I would like to review my life with rice balls.