Multicoloured Onigiri (Japanese Rice Balls) | Sorted Food 

These Donuts are great! Jelly-filled are my favorite!

The highlight of this by far was the pure contempt in Mike's face after Jamie's Rice-spect joke. I completely lost focus on the actual recipe watching them.

I love how Jamie messily pulls out a handful of the ingredient, instead of pulling out the actual bowl

How the boys shaped onigiri reminded me of my dear English friend whom I tried (and failed) to teach how to make onigiri many years ago. I wish I could show how to do it just by folding both hands - one to flatten sides, the other to create triangle shape. My favourite filling is cheese and bonito flakes in soy sauce - it’s an amazing fusion combo 😊

These fridgecam episodes just keep getting better and better!

I'm pretty sure the proper way to prepare Japanese koshihikari rice (short grain/pearl) is to wash and polish (process by which you rub the grains together gently with your hands) thoroughly first, THEN soak in water. notice how when Ben pours water into the pan of rice it is still cloudy. if prepared properly, there shouldn't be much starch left and the water ought to be clear. when the rice is cooked, it should be relatively sticky but each grain is still very distinct from one another in texture.

this miiiiiiight be a stretch but somehow i foresee ben questionably pronouncing some foreign words this week

I love how much James' face looks like Grumpy Cat's while lowering the box hahahaha

I never believed it when they said Barry is a inaudible but in the animation he was straight up talking into a pillow

This new format is perfect guys. Long time subscriber and the first couple of seasons of fridge cam were a bit off, these are perfect!!

When I think of rice, I think of kheer - a really lovely dessert originating in India. Can't wait to see what you guys have in store this week!

I am thoroughly in love with James! That Scotsman has won my heart! Keep being your adorable self James!

Mates, here's an awesome recommendation for onigiri. Katsuobushi (bonito flakes) in a few dashes of soy sauce. Dice a mango and sprinkle a dash of cayenne pepper. Take those ingredients and put them into your ball and form the triangle shape with a rectangle shape of nori dry seaweed. Proper good!

I heard Jamie's comment about his burrito weighing the same amount as a small child as "I'm going to make one that tastes the same as a small child" and I was mildly disturbed for a few moments

it might just be me, but it seems that Ben is very comfortable in this format, I really like this new way of shooting sorted!

I'd take a look at Korean Bibimbap. I always loved it having it as a kid in Korea, and it's really straightforward dish.

Over the years of watching your videos you've given me a fair share of laughs and saliva drooling down my face, but there was always one thing that has caused me pain: the way you cook rice. Yes, throwing your rice in a large pot of boiling water and then straining it has caused me nightmares. Today's video was the first time you have cooked rice the correct way without a rice cooker, and so I shall have no more nightmares anymore as I will be dreaming of countless sheep with Barry's face saying "Rice needs time and love and respect". Well done Sorted, well done.

Creative! Putting canned tuna with mayo in the middle is also delicious. よくできました;)

I don't know if I can still add to this... but if you cook sushirice in coconut milk, use mango slices for nori and strawberries for filling (or any other fruit that slices thin and holds well and any fruit that pairs well for filling) you can make a delicious sweet sort-of-sushi for dessert that looks and tastes beautiful

A rice dish I enjoyed from a country just in Western Europe. Portugal has a rice dish called Cabidela. I think you'll enjoy researching this and Mike may even like it.

I really liked the music during Ben's explanation of sushi rice

It's amazing that he could cook the rice perfectly without a rice cooker.

As someone who has a limited palate, I really appreciate how Mike is open about his own tastes.

7:51 - 8:10 Mike's face 😂😂 I'm cryingg

The minimalist cartoon faces were so cute! I'm glad you brought them back in a new way

Also loved the animation of the four guys talking

I didn't expect the filling to get mixed with the rice. I'm used to seeing it on the inside with the rice on the outside, but it's nice to see that it holds up anyways.

Omg can we bring back that cute little South Park bit in the middle of this? I love that little bit of animation.

Ben's hands in the oiled gloves make me so weirdly uncomfortable.

in Italy we use rice in some different ways like risotto, timballi , even cakes. I hope to make it this week and I will try to upload it to your site. It's one of those traditions recipes!

You guys should try the Cantonese clay pot rice (bo jai fan 煲仔飯). It's a one pot rice, so the flavours of the ingredients are mingled within the rice, together with the smokey flavour from the crispy charred rice bits at the bottom, they taste so good! Chicken and mushroom is a great combo :) ( btw greetings from Hong Kong!)

Really loving these new video formats and the weekly themes! Videos are great guys! 😊

I thought that video was very interesting. Thank you for sharing

If you guys are planing to cook some thing from the Middle East❤,I strongly recommend: 1) kabsa(كبسة)- Saudi Arabia 2) machboos(مجبوس)- Kuwait 3)mansaf(منسف)-Jordan

I put my rice on the stove to make onigirazu, open RU-vid while I wait, - and look what sorted food is making!

When forming the balls the salt water on your hands adds a very subtle flavor. This is more traditional.

Rice is my life so this made me very happy omg :) THANKS SORTED!! And good job on the pronounciation!!! Hahahhahaha However, instead of dumping salt in the water, you should actually wet your hands and rubbing salt over them completely before shaping the onigiris! (Let the salt dissolve on the wet hands, it's fineeee) This method is the best when you're making plain onigiri, adding a slight saltiness to the sweet rice :)

I have been wanting to try onigiri for so long. Now I know how to make them myself! Thanks guys :D

Just made these for the first time! It was also my first time cooking rice on the stove (not from instant in the microwave)! They turned out okay - I think I can improve my rice cooking skills and my ratio of filling to rice, because they don't hold together super well, but they taste delicious so I'm quite pleased! Thanks Sorted :D

These donuts are great jelly filled is my favorite. Nothing beats a jelly filled donut

I'm lazy and poor so I just cook some jasmine rice. Then I grab a can of tuna and mix it with whatever I have: soy sauce, sriracha, sesame seeds, chopped nori, kewpie/mayo...Plop some over rice and bam! Your very own cheap/easy af horrible bastardization of everything that is good in the world (but that tastes good).

i hope those Sorted Food avatars would come back every week. it is the first time the two in the middle speak. you should make one for James as well. By the way this vid is very aesthetic. awesome.

I hate cooking but you guys make my evening every evening just watching a Sorted episode!

just popped by to say im really enjoying the videography and content of the past week of sorted and this new video!! Its been amazingly fun and enjoyable to watch

mikes face at 5:43 is just so great

did you know! there has been a boom lately (the last couple of years) in onigirazu which are even more sandwich-like onigiri, think a square rice bun burger. not grilled, wrapped in nori. the shops even started selling nori specifically for onigirazu. check it out!

Little did people know that by the end of the week an international incident would occur, just because of rice.

Most of the indian/basmati rice in the west is well washed, but as a south asian woman I was taught to always, always wash and presoak the rice for at least 20 min or so. That washes away the excess starch, uses less water when cooking it and each rice grain comes out long and separated.

Pickled plum onigiri is gorgeous

Ya'll are awesome! :) Love the whole crew and the new format! Don't let people get ya'll down, 'cause you are doing a fantastic job! :)

Jamie's rice comment at the beginning was poetic 😍

I live in an apartment block and every time you guys says "full recipe downstairs" a tiny part of my brain is confused, thinking I have to ask my downstairs neighbours for the recipe hahaha I probably shouldn't watch these videos before my morning cup of tea!!

And so like that, just by pure accident, I had omitido for lunch today and then I see this. Awesome!And if you're ever in Poznań, Poland, there are a lot of places selling omitido here, but you just HAVE TO check M Onigiri - the original and still the best one so far 🤤

Season 3 is the best guys! Keep up the good work! Love you guys.

You can cook rice like this without a measuring cup by using your thumb and pointer finger for help. Just put your pointer into the pot until the point where your finger touches the top of the rice. Then fill the pot with water until it reaches the first joint of your finger. You can line your thumb up with your pointer finger's 1st joint if you want it to be more accurate. You can also 'wash your rice' 2-4 times (which takes about 2-5 minuted) instead of leaving it to sit for 20 minutes. What you do is before putting in your final measurement of water, you routinely fill the rice bowl/pot with water (just a little bit above the top of the rice) and mix it until you can no longer see any rice grains clearly. Then, you drain the water (you can do this by just pouring the water out into the sink while using your hand to catch the loose rice grains that fall out. And then repeat until you're satisfied with how 'clean it is'.

Just putting it out there, barry will almost definitely make a sushi burrito in the burrito battle, always thinking outside the box!!

Hurrah! The proper rice for the proper dish!! Thank you :)

Berry seems like that guy at the mall with multiple Urban Outfitter bags and talks loudly about how he's heard unreleased music by Drake.

I loved the cartoon face bit! Please do more of that!

HAHAHA! at 8:01 look at mike's face after Jamie made that bad pun

Jamie's "no pressure" at 7:36 sounds so much like Mike.

My thumbs up is awarded to Mike, who held that face at Jamie for over 20 seconds so I didn't have to.

NO WAY! I JUST MADE SOME ONIGIRI FOR LUNCH!!

I make these for lunch when I have extra leftover from dinner. it's so easy to make.

Onigiri is the only Japanese food I actually know about, a friend had some one day

This reminded me of my old craving... The fermented seaweed riceballs I had in NYC some years back haunt me, they were too good

I've really been enjoying the new fridgecam setup with the mystery ingredient :). And ooohhh yesssss burritossss!

Please make a sharable clip of just 6m to 7m30s. I love the conversating animated yous plus the shaped onigiri.

First off love the show and I will be trying the mushroom onigiri very soon! When I make my rice (always Japanese med-short grain like mama made) I have learned you get better al-dente texture if you add the salt after you cook the rice in fresh water

Normally you make it like a little pocket with the filling inside of it, but that looks really tasty!

I just use some plastic wrap to shape mine. Kinda the same way you guys made the fresh fish sushi a while ago. Pretty easy and no mess either!

I'm impressed by Barry's shaping skills!

South Indian cuisine incorporates rice in various ways, unique only to this region of India. Would love to see something inspired by it - from dosas, idlis to curd rice, the choices are plenty!

I always make seasoned sushi rice when making Onigiri & Onigirazu. I love making Korean inspired versions, but when making a whole bunch for some friends, at a friends request I made some Mexican inspired Chipotle Beef Onigirazu, and it turned out amazing!

Arroz con gandules y pernil. That's a puertorrican dish ❤️

you guys are funny, cute, awesome!! love you guys a lots💜

When the Sorted guy's cartoons came on, all I could think of was how much Jamie's looked like a bird trying to speak😁

I absolutely love this new style of fridgecam!!!

Only thing keeping me awake at work right now!!!

The Iron Man onigiri is absolutely adorable.

i hope you will get past India and create something Bangladeshi one day.

and then you could also grill the onigiri XD But i also like to add sushi vinegar in my onigiri rice lol Also... Sushi = raw fish or some sort of topping placed ontop of/covering rice Maki = rice roll in the shape of a tube with seaweed sashimi = plain raw fish onigiri (noun)= "nigiri" means to squeeze the 'o' is just the article so it's rice that's squeezed into shape (you also nigiri [action verb] the rice for sushi to make it into a bite sized clump) at least that's how i differentiate them XD

Yes to the little animation! Loved it!

All these years I've wondered what this was 🍙 *mind blown*

theres ways to shape the onigiri into the well known triangle shapes by cupping your hands around them and squeezing gently. I dont know how to explain it well, but theres tutorials on youtube (like Cooking With Dog). You won't have to use the table top for it :) I tend to just dampen my hands with a bit of salt water when shaping. These look good by the way! Like Mike, I'm not a fan of salmon, but there are TONS of flavour combinations you could do with onigiri, so the only limit is your own imagination :)

Excellent. They look authentic. We will try to make them soon.

It's so simple. Fillings are, Umeboshi(pickled plums), Shya-ke(baked salmon), Tarako(cod roe), Okaka(shaved dry bonito with hint of soy sauce) and any salted food. Also you can make Yaki-Onigiri (grilled type). I prefer Japanese sticky rice is good for Onigiri but if you have long or dry style rice, I think much more stronger flavour is good like you made fusion style. You can find many different new types of Onigiri at a convenience store in Japan. How about in U.K.? Hope you guys enjoy Japanese cuisine more! Thank you.

I really like camera work in this episode - where it shifts focus from one onigiri to another one on ‘sexy shots’😍

jamie's right, so many countries use rice that you don't have to rely only on sushi or fish. also, rice should always be cleaned and then soaked. always

The animated bit about them talking about Onigiri has long grain rice as the background.

TIPP: if you don't eat your onigiri right away, wrap it in plastic wrap and bring the nori seperately, like this you prevent the rice from getting dry and the nori from getting soggy ;)

These guys need a TV show

I've never been this early before!!!! I love rice and onigiri, I'm so excited =D

You guys should try dessert rice recipes like Filipino chocolate rice. It's literally chocolate rice with milk and it's amazing. It's one of my childhood favourites.

I think you should make some Peanut Butter Rice for Mike! It's eaten in Tanzania and Zimbabwe. Maybe make a peanut butter rice with spicy curry or spiced vegetable burrito!

The best thing you can do with rice is a good, old fashioned rice pudding just like Grandma would make. With a tin of evaporated milk mixed in with the whole milk, cinnamon, sultanas and a thick layer of skin on top. Excuse me - I need to go get a few things from the corner shop ;)

this animation thing is the best!!

I squealed a little at rice. In my house it's rice at every meal :) I would love to see a rice cake recipe!

Hey guys, since it's the rice week you should definitely try to make Plov (or Pilav). It's a popular central asian dish and it's absolutely delicious!

"it's what you call, the rice and fall "😁😋