Has anyone else been binge-watching a whole lot of anime?
After watching all these anime characters go out on so many romantic picnics with bento boxes full of onigiri rice, I decided that this was something I had to eat.
I've never made sushi rice before, but I absolutely love sushi rice and I know how to recognize that unique flavor. That being said, I found some recipes online and threw something together- which pleasantly took no more than fifteen minutes. Although all the recipes suggested the use of white sugar, I went for the lesser evil and substituted that for coconut sugar, which is what gave them that uncustomary off-white color.
After stirring the rice for a few minutes and allowing it to cool, I left it covered to finish the cooling process, and to my joyous pleasure, it was perfect by the time I came around to mold the rice balls. I hadn't looked at any videos to find the most efficient molding techniques, but it was easy enough to figure out and I got a good rhythm going.
These rice balls, dipped in a bit of homemade spicy veganaise, are a slice of heaven.