Riceball Says... RICEBALL COOKING!

And for the first time in forever (I'M SORRY.), Riceball's doing a solo post today because Cow and Fish are too lazy to update because she wants to!

So this morning I found a package in the freezer. Guess what is was?

YES, RICEBALLS. Although they aren't your original unique Japanese onigiri, they're still tasty, mini gooey balls with black sesame filling. Simply delicious!

I used to do these with my grandma and cousins during Chinese New Year. My grandma made the dough before she arrived at our house to stay, and my cousins and I would roll them between our fingers. We did not add any filling whatsoever because, well, someone hated all types of filling.(*cough*my picky eater of a sister*cough*). The women would boil the syrup and the men,,, would sit around and talk business. Yeah.

Anyway, I discovered these in the freezer and boy was I excited to cook them for breakfast. (Yes, breakfast-- nothing else in the larder.) So this is how I began my cooking career  made my delish riceballs!

P.S To be honest, this post doesn't mean anything, because I'm not going to teach you how to actually make them.

Why? Because they're ready made.

Oh well. I rarely cook.

Definitely not going to be better than Wei Ling's WonderLife! cupcake recipes, but it's the thought that counts.

• RICEBALL'S COOKING EXPERIENCE: RICEBALLS!•

So here's how the package looked like:

I see no relevance.

Anyway, I first took them out and did NOT let them defrost cause you're not supposed to. They were rock-hard, and reminded me of hailstones.

After that, I filled a pot with water at the half point and set it to boil. 

I even have to take a picture of water boiling. Pathetic.

Then, after it was boiled, I used a ladle to drop the riceballs in. Yes, I'm a real scaredy cat-- I hate hot stuff.

Remeber to stir your rice balls when you cook them, be it chopsticks or a spoon. You don't want them sticking together,  I'm sure. 

How to tell when your riceballs are ready? Simple: when they float.

Finally I added some sugar to the soup and there you go!

The riceballs were actually good. The skin was smooth yet fluffy, and inside was the grainy black sesame. It was tasty, but alas, there were ten of them in the box, and I was pretty full after five. Kids, remember: force-feeding is NOT good for you. 

So while everyone else was at CHEER today, I was here cooking riceballs. And I had a fun time, really. NOT.

Signing out over here, and aloha!

Riceball-san ••