45 min
Hands-on time
+ 30 min soaking or marinating first
EasyDifficulty
6 stepsSteps
Method
- 1 Cook the rice, then mix in the vinegar, sugar, and salt by slicing it crosswise and fanning it to cool.
- 2 Cut the fish into thin slices, just enough to cover a ball of rice about the size of a ping-pong ball.
- 3 Place a slice of fish in the middle of a wet piece of plastic wrap, then put a ball of rice on top.
- 4 Gather the four corners of the wrapping and twist to form a spherical shape; this is the unique technique of temari.
- 5 Gently squeeze to form a round shape; squeezing too hard will break the rice grains and form a solid mass.
- 6 Unwrap the fish balls, arrange them with the fish side up, and top with fish roe and wasabi.