How to Cook Tasty Temari sushi (sushi balls)

Temari sushi (sushi balls). Temarizushi, or Temari sushi, are small and ball-shaped sushi. Temari (literally means "hand ball" in English) is a traditional Japanese embroidered ball, which people used to play within Japan. These days, Temari balls are treated more as decorative ornaments in the house rather than a children's toy. Temarizushi consists of parts: sushi rice and the top part with the ingredients of your choice. If you like sashimi (raw fish), and if you can access it, use it!

Temari (手毬), which means "handball" in English, is a traditional Japanese embroidered ball, which people used to play with. These days, Temari balls are treated more as decorative ornaments in the house rather than a children's toy. Temari Sushi (Ball-Shaped Sushi) To make the sushi, place a sheet of plastic wrap on your work surface. You can have Temari sushi (sushi balls) using 3 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Temari sushi (sushi balls)

1. You need 2 cups of cooked white rice (sushi rice).
2. You need 4 tbsp of sushinoko powder.
3. Prepare of Toppings (grilled zucchini, avocado + smoked salmon).

Put your sushi ingredient in the center and dab a little wasabi on. Put a ball of sushi rice on top. Repeat with the rest of the ingredients. Serve on a platter with your preferred garnish.

Temari sushi (sushi balls) instructions

1. Add sushinoko powder to cooked rice while still warm. Mix well and let it cool. (Sushinoko powder - powdered sushi flavoring bought at Mitsuwa supermarket, Japanese store in San Jose).
2. Prepare toppings. <Grilled zucchini> Slice zucchini and grill them as desired. Olive oil is a nice touch when grilling. Gently salted and peppered. Completely cooled before making sushi balls. <Avocado + smoked salmon> Peel avocado skin and take pit out, and mash them. Add drops of lemon juice to avoid avocado getting brown and salt mashed avocado (just a hint). Cut smoked salmon in small pieces..
3. Spread Saran Wrap (or a similar product) over palm (about twice as big as your palm). Place a topping right in the middle. Place 2 tbsp of flavored rice on top, and wrap it to a size of golf ball..
4. FYI - Sweet sour sushi rice is usually made with cooked white rice mixed with vinegar, sugar, salt (+ konbu, a type of sea weed). I personally like using Sushinoko powder to avoid rice getting too wet. Specially, it’s easy!.
5. FYI - Temari means Japanese traditional handballs..
6. FYI - Toppings are usually (traditionally) sashimi fish. But you could try anything you like - cooked meat, pickled veggies, corned beef, ham, SPAM, cooked egg etc. Try your ideas and let me what you liked!!.

Temari-sushi can be easily made with ingredients you can get anywhere. This traditional Japanese food is easy to eat for the cute bite-sized and also enough colorful to enjoy watching them. The sushi balls can be good to apply for takeout lunches (obento) or pot luck party. Mitarashi-Dango (a traditional Japanese dessert) is healthy because more. Create picture-perfect sushi for any occasion with this delightful and easy temari sushi recipe.