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Recipes with nori seaweed

3 recipes that use nori seaweed, with photos, step-by-step instructions and cook times. The quickest, Onigirazu with omelette and cucumber, takes 23 minutes. It is most often cooked with neutral oil, carrot and cooked japanese short-grain rice.

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Mayak gimbap (mini gimbap with mustard dip)

Mayak gimbap began at Gwangjang Market in Seoul, where stallholders roll stubby, finger-sized gimbap and sell them by the plate with a tangy mustard and soy dip. The nickname 'mayak' jokes that they are addictive, and the small size makes them a favourite in Korean children's lunchboxes and snack boxes. They are vegan, with sesame, soya and wheat (soy sauce) and mustard in the dip; leave the mustard out of a child's portion if they prefer it mild. Chef's tip: use only a thin layer of rice; with a mini roll, too much rice is what makes them burst.

40 minKoreanRice & GrainsVegan
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Character bento (kyaraben)

All over Japan, parents of nursery and primary-school children make kyaraben, 'character bento', for school trips, sports days and the first lunches of term: rice is pressed into a little bear, nori is snipped into eyes and a smile, and the gaps are filled with omelette, broccoli and tomato. It is mild and simply seasoned, eaten cold at room temperature by midday, and the fun is in the opening of the lid. Many families add a cut-out sausage or a piece of fried chicken; this version keeps it vegetarian. Chef's tip: cut the nori features first and keep them on a dry plate, then press them on with a damp chopstick at the very end so they don't curl.

55 minJapaneseRice & Grains
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Onigirazu with omelette and cucumber

Onigirazu, 'rice balls you don't have to shape', took off in Japanese homes as a quicker way to fill a school bento: a sheet of nori is folded around a flat square of rice and filling like an envelope, wrapped tightly and sliced through the middle. Children love the stripes of yellow omelette and green lettuce and cucumber, and it eats neatly with one hand at lunch or on a picnic. Ham, tuna mayonnaise and fried chicken are popular fillings too; this version is vegetarian. It contains egg, and the mayonnaise is egg-based. Chef's tip: cut through the cling film with a wet, sharp knife and only unwrap after slicing, so the sandwich keeps its shape.

23 minJapaneseRice & Grains
by KrazyBadal 0 views

Goes well with nori seaweed