Onigiri おにぎり

This is a traditional Japanese dish. Its called Japanese rice ball or Onigiri (おにぎり).
I made these a lot in my Japanese class and with my dad. They are so fun to make and you can stuff them with anything. For this recipe I stuffed it with teriyaki chicken and kewpie　きゆぴ.
If you want something different you can add tuna, imitation, crab, avocado, ect...  

This is some mixed with furikake.

Also to add more flavor you can add Furikake　ふりかけ (rice seasoning) in with the rice. They have all different flavors and its so delicious.

In Japan they do little cute drawings
with onigiri.

Also for the chicken I just cook chicken and add
 tonkatsuとんかつ sauce.
The pictures are made from experts. My version might be different than how other people do it.

What you'll need:

• water ( to moist your hands so the rice wont stick to you)
• sticky rice
• seaweed (optional)
• Filling (chicken, beef...)
• Kewpie (Optional)

What to do:
First off cook your rice. Than put all of it in a seperate bowl and add furikake if desired. Use a rice spoon or a regular spoon and stir to cool it off and mix the furikake ふりかけ. When the rice has cooled soak your hands in water. Grab a handful of rice, form a ball and poke a hole in it forming a crater. Add the filling of your choice. Add a little more rice on top of that and work it in. You can form a ball or triangle as pictured. 






Now you can enjoy your homemade Japanese rice balls.
Mine don't look very good cause I didn't use sticky rice. They did taste really good though.

this is my version of a onigiri cartoon I drew

 いただきます
(lets eat)