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Folding Onigiri

folding onigiri

Folding Onigiri is another way to make Onigiri (おにぎり) rice ball. In this way, you don’t have to hold and shape steamed rice directly in your hands, therefore rice doesn’t stick everywhere. It is also called Onigirazu. All the fillings including rice are placed on a sheet of Nori roasted seaweed, and everything is neatly folded together like Origami paper. The fillings could be anything you like, but here I made Carrot Sunomono, Tuna mayo, and Tamagoyaki egg as fillings for the Onigiri. Super yummy and nutritious! Hope you enjoy this flavor combination!

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Namasu Recipe

Namasu Recipe

Namasu is a kind of Sunomono that is often a part of Osechi Ryouri (Japanese New Year cuisine).  There are a lot of kinds of Namasu, but here we made the most typical one: red and white Namasu.  The red is carrot and the white is Daikon radish, both pickled in sweet vinegar.  There are meanings to each dish in Osechi Ryouri, mostly for happiness and good health for a whole year.  Red and white are the colors of celebration in Japan, so it is the perfect color combination to celebrate a new year.

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Celery Sunomono Recipe

Celery Sunomono

Celery is not really an ingredient for Japanese cuisine.  It has a strong flavor and may not be able to be used in all Japanese dishes; however, that doesn’t mean we can’t use it at all.

I made Celery into Sunomono Salad, and it tastes great.  Refreshing celery and sweet vinegar go very well together.  A little bit of sesame oil enhances the flavor as a whole.

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Cucumber and Wakame Seaweed Sunomono Recipe

cucumber and wakame sunomono

Cucumber and Wakame Seaweed Sunomono is a very refreshing side dish.  The combination of cucumber and wakame is one of the most popular types of Sunomono.  You too can make this simple and tasty dish at home.

If you have a mandolin or vegetable slicer, it’s a breeze to make this.  But even if not, you can still slice cucumbers the old way, with a knife.  Just need a little practice!

If you need more detailed instructions, please watch our Sunomono (Cucumber Salad) video.

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Sunomono (cucumber salad) Recipe

Sunomono

Sunomono (Cucumber Salad) is a perfect small side dish. It’s easy to make, healthy to eat, and very refreshing to accompany any main dish.  It’s tangy but sweet, who wouldn’t like it?

Japanese cucumbers are much skinnier than American ones.   They have much less seeds (or at least much smaller seeds) and thinner skin.  You might be able to find Japanese cucumbers at some markets in the US.  However, if they are not available, you can use English or Persian cucumbers as substitutes.  Especially Persian cucumbers are very similar to Japanese ones.  Persian cucumbers are a bit shorter, but it doesn’t matter.  Just use one more.

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