Bacon teriyaki rice balls
Sushi rice wrapped in belly bacon, brushed with teriyaki sauce, broiled and garnished with toasted sesame seeds. Inspired by one of the most stunning street food I have ever encountered in Japan.
Recipes with rice (or other grain)
Smoked salmon and furikake onigiri
Chopped smoked salmon, black fungus, furikake and toasted sesame seeds were mixed with Japanese rice to make onigiri. Eat one for a snack; more for a full meal. Smoked salmon and furikake onigiri makes a lovely party dish too!
Cranberry and pistachio pilaf
Long-grain rice is cooked in bone broth with dried cranberries, toasted pistachio nuts and golden raisins. A squeeze of lemon juice gives the dish just the right balance.
Tinapang bangus (smoked milkfish) fried rice
Flaked tinapa is stir fried with day-old rice, chopped carrot, shredded cabbage, cauliflower florets, scallions and eggs in this recipe for a quick and easy one bowl meal.
Bacon and wakame onigiri
Cook Japanese rice the usual way, season a la sushi rice, stir in chopped rehydrated wakame, crispy bacon and toasted sesame seeds, season with a little salt then press into an onigiri molder.