Question about rice balls.

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1. Normally you eat them cold, so I would let them defrost naturally. Don’t reheat.

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   If you decide to reheat, take the plastic off first. Peel the plastic starting at the red tab where it says #1. That will split the outer packet in half and then you take the corners, #2 and #3, and gently pull. That allows you to remove the plastic and puts the nori (seaweed) in direct contact with the rice (but it will get soggy if you’re reheating it)

2. If they are refrigerated, you can eat them right away, but when frozen you should microwave them rather than defrost, as leaving them to defrost will cause the rice to have an unpleasant texture

3. They are triangles, actually.

4. Microwave it as per the instructions. It’s similar to freezing rice in plastic wrap. Freezing protects it from drying out. Microwaving it in a sealed wrap maintains moisture and allows it to stay relatively fluffy. I would expect that if you let it sit out and thaw naturally ice is just going to melt and pool up.

   https://justbento.com/handbook/bento-basics/how-freezing-preportioned-rice

5. I love salmon onigiri 🍙

6. Ume onigiri. Delishhhh.

7. According to Brock on Pokémon, they’re actually jelly donuts.

8. Take the plastic off