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Re: Onigiri (rice balls)
"Part of their appeal lies in the fact that if you're Japanese, you just love the taste of rice"
Then i must be half japanese (thou i live in Sweden), i have always loved rice!
And onigiris are wonderfull, i make them alot.
I would be so happy if i could find Onigiris in the stores here, would be fun to just sit on the bus and eat an onigiri, people would stare, just as you say ^^
I´m gonna sawe this recipe and make alot of Onigiris, thanks alot for writing it down!