{"id":67405,"date":"2022-09-02T15:04:13","date_gmt":"2022-09-02T13:04:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1mal1japan.de\/rezepte\/onigiri-with-ume-traditional-rice-balls-with-japanese-umeboshi-plums\/"},"modified":"2026-06-12T14:12:04","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T12:12:04","slug":"onigiri-with-ume-traditional-rice-balls-with-japanese-umeboshi-plums","status":"publish","type":"rezept","link":"https:\/\/1mal1japan.de\/en\/rezepte\/onigiri-with-ume-traditional-rice-balls-with-japanese-umeboshi-plums\/","title":{"rendered":"Onigiri with ume \u2013 traditional rice balls with Japanese umeboshi plums"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Onigiri with ume are the ultimate traditional comfort food for on the go! These Japanese rice balls are made with Japanese umeboshi \u2013 spicy pickled plums. <\/strong>Today I\u2019ll show you two great ways to present this Japanese treat to its best advantage. With just 4 ingredients and a few simple passages, we\u2019ll be whipping up homemade Onigiri that every Japan fan will fall in love with!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As a true Japan fan, you\u2019ve surely seen the brilliant series \u201cMidnight Diner: Tokyo Stories<\/a>\u201d and enjoyed it just as much as I did \ud83d\ude0a. Since then, I\u2019ve been watching all the episodes every now and then; somehow the scenes always cheer me up. Do you feel the same way?<\/p>\n\n

In episode 3 of the second series, the owner of the Meishiya diner prepares delicious plum rice balls <\/strong>for a customer. This episode is so heart-warming and always reminds me how food can not only bring people together, but also evoke memories!<\/p>\n\n

Because I find this episode so lovely, I\u2019d like to share the recipe for these plum rice balls with you today \ud83e\udd70.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

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Onigiri <\/a>Rice triangles are usually filled with a very intense filling or generously mixed with a rice seasoning, as the rice absorbs much of the flavour . If too little filling or seasoning is used, or if it is not very intense, Onigiri quickly become bland in flavour.<\/p>\n\n

With the pickled ume plums used in Midnight Diner, you don\u2019t need to worry about that. The dried and salted plums are tart, spicy and certainly take some getting used to<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Umeboshi are processed Ume fruits, also known as Japanese apricots or Japanese plums. They have been produced and eaten in Japan for over a thousand years.<\/p>\n\n

Incidentally, Umeboshi not only add a lot of flavour, but also keep the rice fresh!<\/em><\/p>\n\n

Generally speaking, there are two types of umeboshi, made from different varieties of ume plums. The standard, larger, wrinkled pickled plum is called umeboshi, and the smaller, plump variety is called ko-ume. You can use either variety in this recipe, depending on your preference \ud83d\ude0a.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

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