Monday, November 7, 2016

The Modernized Production Of Best Rice Balls

By Steven Carter


One of the most popular food for the Japanese people is the onigiri. This food is made of rice usually shaped in a triangular or cylinder form and which is also wrapped in nori or seaweeds. Onigiris are typically filled with pickled ume, tarako, kombu, katsuobushi, salted salmon, and other sour or salty ingredients which serve as the natural 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.

Before, most manufacturers prefer on producing it manually, which means to do the hand rolling techniques because this technique may be impossible for the machines to perform. But recently, modern machines have been manufactured and are used now for shaping a rice ball in triangular form. In this process, fillings are put through holes instead filling it when rolling.

But the disadvantage of making use of machines is that the nori easily becomes sticky and it moist easily as well since it is attached to the onigiri already when forming it. But improvements now have been implemented where in the nori is separated from rice. Before the diner eats it, he or she must open first the nori packet and wrap it around onigiri.

Making the production of the new flavors much easier is one of the good advantages of machine limitations because of filling it through holes. And another good advantage is the easier production since cooking processes may not include anymore the changing of ingredients over time. Onigiris made in modern times are wrapped in specially made plastics to avoid moisture.

The rice balls typically are made of boiled white rice, but there are also some other variations including kowameshi or okowa. Okowa is type of either cooked or steamed rice which is glutinous and are often cooked in mixture with vegetables like red beans. A mazegohan is another variation. It also called as mixed rice and is mixed and cooked with some preferred ingredients.

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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