{"id":4647,"date":"2020-04-05T23:59:07","date_gmt":"2020-04-06T06:59:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/?p=4647"},"modified":"2024-08-29T14:09:46","modified_gmt":"2024-08-29T21:09:46","slug":"national-rice-ball-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/national-rice-ball-day\/","title":{"rendered":"National Rice Ball Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/main.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4648\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/main.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/main.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/main-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/main-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/main-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Never in a hundred years would I have thought we\u2019d all be staying at home, getting bored and trying to figure out how to keep busy. But when you think about it, if you look at it as a chance to learn something new, it could be a super productive period in our lives, and we can look back on these days and say, \u201cThat\u2019s when I learned how to make a rice ball!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>April 19th is <strong>National Rice Ball Day<\/strong>\u2014did you know there was such a thing? To celebrate, I decided to try making a special rice ball that I had never eaten before. What you see here is an Okinawan rice ball called Pork Musubi; and it was gooood! I got the idea from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=i4mIxudoiRw&amp;list=PLaTwsQi6BOg7WmDVNWpZ37NQWHGzW1tIT&amp;index=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong>TabiEats<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, these YouTubers from Hawaii. The secret to this rice ball is the miso paste dressing, which believe it or not, outshines the Spam\u00ae!! (and I guess <em>pork musubi<\/em> is a good name; it\u2019s very different from Spam\u00ae musubi)<\/p>\n<p>All you need to make this exotic Okinawan <em>onigiri<\/em> is some miso paste, some fried Spam\u00ae, a scrambled egg, a sheet of <em>nori<\/em> (seaweed) and of course, hot steamed rice. Try to fry the egg into a flat square shape if you can. It helps if you can use a rectangle fry pan, like this one that I borrowed from my wife. Ha!<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/pouring-egg.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4649\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/pouring-egg.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/pouring-egg.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/pouring-egg-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/pouring-egg-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/pouring-egg-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Then make the Okinawan style sweet miso by adding sugar and <em>mirin<\/em> (sweet rice wine) to the paste.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/miso-paste.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4650\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/miso-paste.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/miso-paste.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/miso-paste-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/miso-paste-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/miso-paste-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n(miso sauce)<br \/>\n1\/2 tbsp sugar<br \/>\n2 tsp mirin<br \/>\n1 tbsp miso<\/p>\n<p>Ingredients all ready to assemble<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/spam-eggs-paste.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4651\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/spam-eggs-paste.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/spam-eggs-paste.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/spam-eggs-paste-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/spam-eggs-paste-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/spam-eggs-paste-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Lay a thin bed of hot rice on a sheet of nori.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/bed-of-rice.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/bed-of-rice.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/bed-of-rice.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/bed-of-rice-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/bed-of-rice-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/bed-of-rice-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Place the egg and Spam\u00ae on one side of the <em>onigiri,<\/em> and spread the miso paste on the other half like this.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/assembled-Okinawan.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4652\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/assembled-Okinawan.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/assembled-Okinawan.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/assembled-Okinawan-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/assembled-Okinawan-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/assembled-Okinawan-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Then simply fold it over and you\u2019re done!<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/finished-Okinawan.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4654\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/finished-Okinawan.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/finished-Okinawan.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/finished-Okinawan-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/finished-Okinawan-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/finished-Okinawan-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nSo easy, even I did it and it was so ONO! (Hawaiian for yummy) I was absolutely floored by how the sweet miso was the perfect complement to the Spam\u00ae, and the combination gave flavor to the egg and rice at the same time. It was like a Spam\u00ae and eggs breakfast wrapped in a rice ball!<\/p>\n<p>I also did some more traditional <em>onigiri:<\/em> one with <em>katsuobushi<\/em> (bonito flakes), one with tuna mayo, and one with <em>umeboshi<\/em> (pickled plum)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/katsuobushi2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4657\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/katsuobushi2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/katsuobushi2.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/katsuobushi2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/katsuobushi2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/katsuobushi2-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/tuna.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4656\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/tuna.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/tuna.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/tuna-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/tuna-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/tuna-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/umeboshi.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/umeboshi.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/umeboshi.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/umeboshi-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/umeboshi-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/umeboshi-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can find all kinds of <em>onigiri<\/em> fillings online, but these happen to be easy to make and I like them all. Drizzle a bit of <em>shoyu<\/em> (soy sauce) onto the katsuobushi to season it. Add mayo (Japanese mayo preferred) and a dash of <em>shoyu<\/em> to the tuna mix. <em>Umeboshi<\/em> can be found at most Asian supermarkets. Lightly season the rice by getting some salt (this is optional) on your hands that have been moistened with water. The key to molding your <em>onigiri<\/em> is to keep your hands slightly wet so the rice doesn\u2019t stick.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/making-onigiri.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4659\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/making-onigiri.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/making-onigiri.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/making-onigiri-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/making-onigiri-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/making-onigiri-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Place a bit of the filling onto the center of the rice, and start making triangles!<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/forming-triangle.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4660\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/forming-triangle.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/forming-triangle.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/forming-triangle-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/forming-triangle-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/forming-triangle-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Wrap the <em>nori<\/em> and it\u2019s done. There are different <em>nori<\/em> wrapping methods you can follow; personally I don\u2019t think it needs to be a work of art. <em>Onigiri<\/em> is supposed to be a simple food. I swear, you really can\u2019t go wrong because the taste reward is so much greater than the easy work you have to put in. Here&#8217;s my trio!<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/3-kinds.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4661\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/3-kinds.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/3-kinds.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/3-kinds-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/3-kinds-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/3-kinds-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Happy National Rice Ball Day everyone!<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>All images by Bert Tanimoto<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Never in a hundred years would I have thought we\u2019d all be staying at home, getting bored and trying to figure out how to keep busy. 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