Onigiri (Rice Ball Technique)
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Rice balls formed by hand from freshly cooked, slightly salted gohan — pressed into triangular, cylindrical, or round shapes around a filling, wrapped in nori (dried seaweed). The technique teaches what correct shari temperature and handling feel like — because the hands are the tool and the rice communicates its readiness through them. Onigiri rice must be warm but not hot, salted on the hands rather than in the rice, and formed with sufficient pressure to cohere without crushing the grains' structure.
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