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vendredi 11 novembre 2016

The Manufacturing Of The Best Rice Balls

By Steven Carter


One of the favorites of Japanese people when it come to food is the onigiri, which is considered very popular. This is a special kind of rice formed in either triangle or cylinder and wrapped in sea weeds or the nori. Onigiris are often filled with salted salmon, katsuobushi, kombu, tarako, pickled ume, and other ingredients which are salty or sour for its preservatives.

And for the reason that this kind of food became so much popular in many places, a lot of stores already have been stocking many variations of flavors and fillings. And also, because of its popularity, this food has traveled already into many different countries, states, and cities such as the best rice balls in Long Island. There are even small stores and stalls which only sells onigiris for take out.

There are already a lot of misconceptions in which many people have said that onigiri is a type of sushi, but actually it is not. Onigiri is made from a plain rice which is lightly salted while the sushi is made from rice with vinegar, salt, and sugar. And also, onigiri will make the rice easy and portable to eat while the sushi, originally, is made as one way of preserving fishes.

Since in history, a lot of people also have said that it may be difficult for onigiris to be produced in mass production since the most common technique used is hand rolling, in which is considered as one difficult for a machine to do. But in the later years, there are many manufacturers already who have successfully invented such machines that could shape a rice ball into a triangular form. And in this manufacturing process, fillings are done by placing a hole hidden by the nori instead of rolling it inside.

But there is just one disadvantage when machines are used, the nori often becomes sticky and will moist easily because it is wrapped to an onigiri even before placing in the machine. But improvements have been produced for packaging to separate rice form the nori. So before eating it, the diner will be opening first the packet of nori and will wrap the onigiri.

And one important advantage of the machine limitations is it will help in the production of new flavors mush easier since the filling is applied through holes instead of applying it when rolling. It also makes the production mush easier since the cooking process may not need any changes from ingredient toi ingredient. And now, modern onigiris are being wrapped in a plastic wrapping specially made to act as barrier from moisture.

Usually, these rice balls are boiled white rice and some of its varieties are the okowa or the kowameshi. This is a type of glutinous rice that may be cooked or steamed with vegetables, and one popular vegetable is red beans. Another variety is the mixed rice or mazegohan that may be mixed and cooked with ingredients according to preference.

Onigiris are believed to be originated from samurai rice balls which are wrapped with bamboo leaves. And it is also believed that most of the Japanese foods are originally based on the innovations of Samurai. And today, these have been moved from battlefields to convenience stores.

Onigiris are now available from many convenience stores in many different countries or cities such as in Long Island. There are also people who often make these at home. Some of the popular variations include tsuna mayo, mentaiko, ikura, salmon and mayonnaise, nikumaki, etc.




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