Nori Wasabi Onigiri

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Preparation info
  • Makes

    4

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Onigiri: Fun and creative recipes for Japanese rice balls

By Sanae Inada

Published 2018

  • About

I love nori and always keep some in my refrigerator. However, it wilts easily when exposed to humidity. When nori sheets become soggy, I often make it into a paste, known as tsukudani which can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks. Tsukudani is a general term for seaweed, seafood and meat simmered with soy sauce, sugar and mirin. The origins of the name come from Tsukudajima in Tokyo where tsukudani was made for the first time during the Edo period (16