I'm going to be making onigiri from my group next fanime, any advice?

[XpHoBiaX]

I have to be careful cuz I don't have insurance. Can't afford it...and I don't qualify for medical. >:/

[RaddaX2]

It's all generally pretty easy, so I'm sure you can figure it out yourself. Sorry if I made things a bit complicated, but since it is a very simple snack, it's nice to add things here and there so it tastes good.  I'm normally too lazy to make onigiri these days, and I feel that it's pretty much the same taste to just pack some rice and things to eat with it. lol

Yeah don't worry, it all made sense to me.  It is pretty easy, that's why I chose it.  Simple enough for someone as inexperienced as me to make but has enough aesthetic pass off as a homemade meal :D.  My friends told me last fanime they were starving and dead broke the whole weekend, living off the free apples available around the hotel  :'(.  That's pretty sad, considering that most of them are 18-20, srsly guys wtf...

Anyways the last thing that concerns me still is storing them.

Red bean is common too, also seaweed paste, or that's how my dad makes it. They can usually stay good for atleast a day when wrapped in saran wrap, anymore you should put it in a little container with some ice.

I guess I'll have to wrap all +24 individually @_@.  But I'm worried that if I stack them in the cooler then the bottom row will lose it's shape under the weight.  or by the time the ice melts it will have seeped into all +24 rice balls.  Also if onigiri is only good for about a day outside, how long does it have till it rots in the fridge?

Never had a Onigiri before
(._.)

You must tell me where to find you if you make onigiri!!

I haven't had onigiri in forever! T_T

The reason I'm making these is so me and my friends can go snacking around the con whenever we get hungry but the real reason I'm producing them in mass quantities is because I'm planning to have a picnic sometime during the con.  I'm thinking of making that dango stuff also.  I'll probably make too much though so if you see us feel free to chill with us.  It shouldn't be hard to find us.  We'll be smashing water melons.  delicious ;D

[XpHoBiaX]

I'll be a female predator, hard not to miss. XD

[LordKefka]

I have to be careful cuz I don't have insurance. Can't afford it...and I don't qualify for medical. >:/

I think my post was confusing...>_>

Anyways, good lucky making those riceballs.

[rude32]

Wow, how did this subject become the hot topic all of a sudden? What happened to Leslie's "yes on 8."

[XpHoBiaX]

I have to be careful cuz I don't have insurance. Can't afford it...and I don't qualify for medical. >:/

I think my post was confusing...>_>

No, you mentioned nasty hospital food.  XD I never had the privilege of getting food from a hospital...or food bank. There aren't any XD And I only go to the ER...becuase I can't see a doctor without insurance. ;>_>

Also I assumed you were in hospital stay for a bit to get food. XD

[LordKefka]

I have to be careful cuz I don't have insurance. Can't afford it...and I don't qualify for medical. >:/

I think my post was confusing...>_>

No, you mentioned nasty hospital food.  XD I never had the privilege of getting food from a hospital...or food bank. There aren't any XD And I only go to the ER...becuase I can't see a doctor without insurance. ;>_>

Wow... not even food from food bank? =(

By the way, this has derailed from making riceballs to pitying one another based on the food we eat...*slowly walks away unnoticed*

[rude32]

I have to be careful cuz I don't have insurance. Can't afford it...and I don't qualify for medical. >:/

I think my post was confusing...>_>

No, you mentioned nasty hospital food.  XD I never had the privilege of getting food from a hospital...or food bank. There aren't any XD And I only go to the ER...becuase I can't see a doctor without insurance. ;>_>

Wow... not even food from food bank? =(

By the way, this has derailed from making riceballs to pitying one another based on the food we eat...*slowly walks away unnoticed*

Don't even think about it. Your here whether you like it or not.

[Jun-Watarase]

You know..

Traditionally rice weren't made with rice cookers..-_-;

Just grab a pot, fill it with rice and water, and let it go with a little room for steam to come out. It's not hard really.

While this is true, it's too much work for lazy people like me. I just want to quickly wash my rice, dump it in a rice cooker and have it alert me when it's done. Plus, rice cookers can keep the rice warm without making it dry too quickly.

I normally add a dash of salt and some vegetable oil with the water it's cooking in. People who cook rice with chicken broth are ingrates. fffffffffff

But uh, yeah, I feel sort of weird to make onigiri just to bring to Fanime. I might need to sneak it to you in hopes it isn't seen by hordes of rabid weeaboos asking "CAN I HAVE ONE?!?!?!" But it's pretty easy to make. I guess I could. I'm not a complete d*ck like my boyfriend. =P

[LordKefka]

You know..

Traditionally rice weren't made with rice cookers..-_-;

Just grab a pot, fill it with rice and water, and let it go with a little room for steam to come out. It's not hard really.

While this is true, it's too much work for lazy people like me. I just want to quickly wash my rice, dump it in a rice cooker and have it alert me when it's done. Plus, rice cookers can keep the rice warm without making it dry too quickly.

I normally add a dash of salt and some vegetable oil with the water it's cooking in. People who cook rice with chicken broth are ingrates. fffffffffff

But uh, yeah, I feel sort of weird to make onigiri just to bring to Fanime. I might need to sneak it to you in hopes it isn't seen by hordes of rabid weeaboos asking "CAN I HAVE ONE?!?!?!" But it's pretty easy to make. I guess I could. I'm not a complete d*ck like my boyfriend. =P

Hahah

You know what's funny. I mentioned the whole cooking thing with the pot cause I was too lazy to clean my rice cooker out after the rice went hard and stuck to the sides like it was super glued =D

[RaddaX2]

guys it just occured to me that I dont know how to cook rice :D

[LordKefka]

guys it just occured to me that I dont know how to cook rice :D

With a rice cooker?

They come with instructions you know...-_-;

Like it shows you where to fill your water up to with each little cup of rice.

In reality though, you should fill a little more water than what the rice cooker tells you to fill. Once you get good at it, you can make judgments on your own and fill to where it fits.

I also prefer Jasmine rice.

[Chun]

guys it just occured to me that I dont know how to cook rice :D

How the Foreigners Do it: Add water to line according to number of cups you put in, click button.

How the Asians Do it: (Optional: Wash white rice up to 3 times in tap water, swishing lightly to remove excess powder/processing grains) Alternatively you can put your hand down flat on top of the rice and fill it with water until it raises to your knuckles.
A little less for harder, drier rice, and a little more with Chinese sausage on top (Due to moisture content).

~Chun

[Jun-Watarase]

Hahah

You know what's funny. I mentioned the whole cooking thing with the pot cause I was too lazy to clean my rice cooker out after the rice went hard and stuck to the sides like it was super glued =D

lol

guys it just occured to me that I dont know how to cook rice :D

You take the amount of rice you want in the cooker (1 cup is approximately a standard bowl of rice.), rinse it with water, wash it with your hands thoroughly, drain, repeat until the water becomes clearer, then add water (If it's Jasmine rice, the water should be about 3 centimeters--------------

Mikey just yelled at me for even bothering to teach someone how to cook rice. Man, I'm bored. Suggestion is to Google it. It's bound to be there.

-Hides for dear life.-

[LordKefka]

And now you know how to make rice...

Man, I can imagine and almost cringe when I think some guy is out there watching a CD-rom tutorial on how to cook rice...*shrugs*

[XpHoBiaX]

But uh, yeah, I feel sort of weird to make onigiri just to bring to Fanime. I might need to sneak it to you in hopes it isn't seen by hordes of rabid weeaboos asking "CAN I HAVE ONE?!?!?!" But it's pretty easy to make. I guess I could. I'm not a complete d*ck like my boyfriend. =P

Hell, if you want I could make it with you! X3 If that doesn't make you feel weird, and I could pick it up. So "weeaboos" don't harass you. O_o

I may have seen this before...but someone pm me the explanation of a "weeaboo"?


(oh and I am not comparing lack of food/pitying, it's the fridge. It freezes up everything!! >:(  Like I said I live in a very Rural area. Where Bible toting Nazis fester like a plague....)

[RaddaX2]

Anyone remotely obsessed with japanese culture is considered a weeaboo.  Whether you see this as a derogatory term is up to you.  The fact that I'm bringing onigiri to a picnic instead of hotdogs and burgers makes me a weeaboo.  I don't even know why I'm going out of my way to make something like this for my friends when I know they wouldn't mind just eating slop out of a bucket  :-\.  Seriously we eat like beast.  What we do to food might not even be legal in some states.

[XpHoBiaX]

Oh.... That's a new one for me. ???

lol I asked for a pm cuz I've been derailing topics all night. O_o
You may want to make more then 24 onigiri if your friends eat like that! XD

[RaddaX2]

It's +24, so I'll be making 24 and probably more if my budget will allow it.  I'm not sure how much rice will I need or if I'll even have enough to buy the salmon and stuff.  If it comes down to it i'll be sticking random shit into those rice balls.  like peanut butter, pieces of fruit, OATS, more rice, wasabi, whatevers lying around...  god I love OATS.

[Mizuki]

guys it just occured to me that I dont know how to cook rice :D

I'm not the whitest person on this board anymore.