Recipe And How To Make Easy Homemade Japanese Tuna Onigiri

Onigiri, Japanese-style rice balls that can be made at home in an easy way, read the full article here.

Onigiri, from the name of this one food, it is clear that it is a typical Japanese food. Food in the form of compacted rice is round, triangular or resembles a sack of rice. Onigiri is known as omusubi, how to eat onigiri using hands without chopsticks which is generally used as a Japanese eating utensil.

The ingredients for making onigiri include rice with a high starch content, Japanese rice or known as oryza sativa ssp japonica which is different from the rice commonly used by Indonesian people.

The first step before using onigiri is that both halves are moistened with boiled water to prevent sticking, then the onigiri is shaped using both palms and sprinkled with a pinch of salt.

In onigiri usually there is salmon meat and then added with soy sauce or miso. Onigiri is often used as lunch during picnics or eaten on the go.

Here's a recipe and how to make easy and delicious homemade Japanese-style tuna onigiri, good luck.

recipe and how to make easy homemade japanese tuna onigiri

Recipe Name

Recipes and How to Make Easy Homemade Japanese Tuna Onigiri

Cooking Time

Preparation:20 minutes

Cook:80 minutes

Total:100min

Number of Servings

4 Servings

Recipe Ingredients and How to Make Easy Homemade Japanese Tuna Onigiri

Main Ingredients Onigiri Tuna Style

40 grams of canned tuna
400 grams of authentic Japanese rice
Salt to taste
2 sheets of nori (cut into rectangles or according to your taste)
1 tablespoon mayonnaise

How to Cook Recipes and How to Make Easy Homemade Japanese Tuna Onigiri

For the first step, mix canned tuna without using oil with mayonnaise until evenly distributed
Then before use, mix the rice with a little salt then mix it well
Then lastly, then take the rice as big as the size of onigiri you want according to taste.
Then cover again with rice and don't forget to add nori in the middle with a little pressure so that it sticks perfectly.
Then your simple onigiri is ready to be served.

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Onigiri in Japan has various kinds of fillings and variations depending on taste. Furthermore, to make onigiri, you should make nori wrapped so that it is easier to eat and does not stick to your hands.

Onigiri is very close to tradition and history in Japan, Onigiri has been famous since time immemorial in Japan. Even in the 11th century, a diary of Murasaki Shikibu Nikki was written about people who ate round rice, known as tonjiki and often eaten at lunch or picnics.

Even in a discovery during the yayoi era which found that this onigiri rice had been carbonized where the remains of human fingers and fingers were found. This proves that onigiri has been famous in Japan since ancient times.

Now, in the modern era in the form of adjustments, Onigiri can be formed with various kinds of characters so that they are preferred by little ones as school supplies. You can try to make it at home and be creative according to your child's taste. Don't forget to leave a comment message in the column provided below and share our recipe link on your social media accounts. Good luck.