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I have no experience whatsoever in making rice balls, but would oiling your hands help?

Oil might help. I tried using butter but maybe I just didn't use enough?

Eh. We'll just let 4Kids make the popcorn balls- I mean donuts- I mean sandwiches.

I never understood why they couldn't just call them Onigiri or Rice Balls, at least. Are American kids that stupid as to not know anything but 'donuts'??

FINALLY DONE WITH MY JOURNAL ENTRY

My first post should be done in a few minutes, since I'm just taking pictures of the setup and washing the rice/putting it in the cooker.

Also 4kids doesn't think kids know what rice is

Wheeee. Excite.

OKAY, IT'S TIME TO MAKE SOME RICE BALLS

However, before I start, there are a few things you must know about making onigiri.

There are many different types of rice, but they can be generalized into two categories: long grain and short grain rice.


This is long grain rice. It is good for dishes that you cook in pots, and with broth and such. This is what you'll find in most western markets, along with it and its varieties. This also includes basmati and Jasmine rice.
If you ever make rice balls, you must NEVER EVER USE LONG GRAIN RICE! EVER! It is slippery and does not stick together, and if you try to make it mushy it will fail! So don't use it!


This is short grain rice. Technically this stuff is medium-grain Japonica rice, typically used for onigiri. It is glutenous and sticks together and absorbs rice, basically it is everything that long grain rice is not. USE THIS FOR MAKING MOST EASTERN-STYLE DISHES, IT IS MUCH BETTER THAN LONG GRAIN.


for one serving, you will need one cup of medium-grain Japonica rice, 1 3/4 cup of water, and a rice cooker. Trust me, using a rice cooker is much easier than trying to cook sticky rice over the stove. If you don't have one, you can pick up a small one for relatively cheap at a Target or something.


Next, rinse the rice. This will make it easier to stick together. I used a collander and towel since I don't have mesh. Also I don't actually have blotchy skin.


Mix it gently with your hand, and drain it a few times with the towel.


Once the water runs clear, put it in the rice cooker.



Add the water and rice, and let it soak for 20-30 minutes.

Once the time has passed, add 1/4 cup of water, then turn the rice cooker on. Rice cookers vary in time to cook, but most of them cook automatically and mine is quite good at cooking virtually every kind of rice perfectly every time.


Next post will be coming once the rice cools.

That's how I read it.

What is wrong with me





And I think this is the first time I've seen you.

Excuse me while I make a mark on my Stalking List.

Oh, I forgot to mention: WASH YOUR FILTHY LITTLE HANDS BEFORE YOU DO THIS, OR YOU'LL GET YOUR DISGUSTING GERMS ON THE FOOD.

Also, the battery for the camera is dead, so I have to charge it. This might take a bit, but the next thing should be up in 10 minutes or so.

DOUBLE POST WHOOOOOOO




Once the rice is cooked, put it in another bowl to cool off. It goes without saying that using a paddle that came with the rice cooker is the best idea. The rice should still be warm because cold rice is hard to form.


Cut up some nori seaweed with a pair of scissors (one that isn't filthy nasty) into whatever size you see fit. This is so that you don't get rice all over your hands and so that the rice ball doesn't fall apart.

Also, wash your hands again.


Put some rice on a sheet of plastic wrap, and use the wrap to form some kind of shape.


The typical shape of a japanese rice ball is a triangle, but you can do whatever you want.


By the time you've shaped all the rice and put seaweed underneath them, they should look something like this.

Hmm, they're a little bland.


Here's some soy sauce. That's much better.

Now, feast on your creations, and be proud of the awesomeness that you have cooked.

I need that. ;-;

what the fuck are rice balls

those are doughnuts

Oh man I love doughnuts.

These JELLY FILLED DONUTS are the first thing I've eaten all day.

Are you sure?

They looked an awful lot like POPCORN BALLS to me.