Comments on: Gluten Free Japanese Recipes: Avocado Onigiri Rice Ball Recipes http://www.bookofyum.com/blog/gluten-free-japanese-recipes-avocado-onigiri-rice-ball-recipes-3747.html Yummy Adventures in Gluten Free Cuisine Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:33:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: yum http://www.bookofyum.com/blog/gluten-free-japanese-recipes-avocado-onigiri-rice-ball-recipes-3747.html/comment-page-1#comment-148247 yum Wed, 27 Oct 2010 18:05:15 +0000 http://www.bookofyum.com/blog/?p=3747#comment-148247 Vasuchiyertra, For the standard secular North American vegetarian, eggs ARE considered vegetarian. This is probably best demonstrated in American vegetarian cookbooks. Sticklers might call this Ovo-vegetarian, or Ovo-lacto vegetarian if the vegetarian consumes dairy as well as eggs. Vegans on the other hand do not consume dairy OR eggs. I understand that in your particular type of vegetarianism you may not include eggs, and that is fine. However, from my cultural perspective my categorization is not inaccurate. If you want to make the "egg" onigiri without egg, try pressing firm tofu for half an hour on a tea towel. Then slice thin strips of tofu and pan fry them with oil, a little turmeric (mostly for color) and salt, turning after they are golden brown. You can chop them up more as needed and use in the recipe. They should have the same mouth feel and similar flavor. Eggs don't have that much flavor anyway, so you wouldn't be missing much. -Sea Vasuchiyertra,
For the standard secular North American vegetarian, eggs ARE considered vegetarian. This is probably best demonstrated in American vegetarian cookbooks. Sticklers might call this Ovo-vegetarian, or Ovo-lacto vegetarian if the vegetarian consumes dairy as well as eggs. Vegans on the other hand do not consume dairy OR eggs. I understand that in your particular type of vegetarianism you may not include eggs, and that is fine. However, from my cultural perspective my categorization is not inaccurate.

If you want to make the “egg” onigiri without egg, try pressing firm tofu for half an hour on a tea towel. Then slice thin strips of tofu and pan fry them with oil, a little turmeric (mostly for color) and salt, turning after they are golden brown. You can chop them up more as needed and use in the recipe. They should have the same mouth feel and similar flavor. Eggs don’t have that much flavor anyway, so you wouldn’t be missing much.

-Sea

]]> By: vasuchiyertra http://www.bookofyum.com/blog/gluten-free-japanese-recipes-avocado-onigiri-rice-ball-recipes-3747.html/comment-page-1#comment-148074 vasuchiyertra Wed, 27 Oct 2010 06:40:16 +0000 http://www.bookofyum.com/blog/?p=3747#comment-148074 Eggs aren't vegetarian. But thanks for the rest. Eggs aren’t vegetarian. But thanks for the rest.

]]> By: Go Ahead Honey Gluten-free Lunchbox Entry: Indian Tiffin Recipes | Book of Yum http://www.bookofyum.com/blog/gluten-free-japanese-recipes-avocado-onigiri-rice-ball-recipes-3747.html/comment-page-1#comment-134562 Go Ahead Honey Gluten-free Lunchbox Entry: Indian Tiffin Recipes | Book of Yum Tue, 28 Sep 2010 16:26:04 +0000 http://www.bookofyum.com/blog/?p=3747#comment-134562 [...] More International Lunches from the Book of Yum: Vegetarian Bento with Burdock and Lotus Root and Inari Zushi Fusion Tiffin with Thai Lemongrass Corn and Quesadillas Spinach Sesame Onigiri (Japanese Rice Ball) for Bento Assorted Avocado Fusion Onigiri recipes for Bento [...] [...] More International Lunches from the Book of Yum: Vegetarian Bento with Burdock and Lotus Root and Inari Zushi Fusion Tiffin with Thai Lemongrass Corn and Quesadillas Spinach Sesame Onigiri (Japanese Rice Ball) for Bento Assorted Avocado Fusion Onigiri recipes for Bento [...]

]]> By: SushiNurse http://www.bookofyum.com/blog/gluten-free-japanese-recipes-avocado-onigiri-rice-ball-recipes-3747.html/comment-page-1#comment-123326 SushiNurse Wed, 01 Sep 2010 05:11:59 +0000 http://www.bookofyum.com/blog/?p=3747#comment-123326 Yum, I forgot to mention I substituted sunflower seed butter I buy at Trader Joe's (GF as well) and made my own "peanut" sauce with it and OragnicVille's GF MisoGinger dressing. I am allergic to peanuts and IMHO, the sauce tasted great. The black sesame seeds make the sushi triangles pop. Yum, I forgot to mention I substituted sunflower seed butter I buy at Trader Joe’s (GF as well) and made my own “peanut” sauce with it and OragnicVille’s GF MisoGinger dressing. I am allergic to peanuts and IMHO, the sauce tasted great. The black sesame seeds make the sushi triangles pop.

]]> By: SushiNurse http://www.bookofyum.com/blog/gluten-free-japanese-recipes-avocado-onigiri-rice-ball-recipes-3747.html/comment-page-1#comment-123325 SushiNurse Wed, 01 Sep 2010 05:07:39 +0000 http://www.bookofyum.com/blog/?p=3747#comment-123325 I made sushi for the first time tonight using your onigiri recipes. I am teaching novice nursing students about nutrition and therapeutic diets, like a gluten free diet for celiac disease. I am asking them to work with an assigned diet and ethnicity, and create a group presentation that includes sample food to taste. I appreciate finding your recipes to demonstrate that a Japanese patient who likes sushi can make delicious, gluten free sushi, when they get the right information. Nurses need to be good resources. But even further, my students need to experience first hand the lifestyle changes they will be teaching and TASTE the food, to be both knowledgeable and caring. Your blog and recipes made this possible, as I will present them tomorrow, for my students to try. By the way, they taste wonderful and I found everything I needed at the local Raley's foodstore. I made sushi for the first time tonight using your onigiri recipes. I am teaching novice nursing students about nutrition and therapeutic diets, like a gluten free diet for celiac disease. I am asking them to work with an assigned diet and ethnicity, and create a group presentation that includes sample food to taste. I appreciate finding your recipes to demonstrate that a Japanese patient who likes sushi can make delicious, gluten free sushi, when they get the right information. Nurses need to be good resources. But even further, my students need to experience first hand the lifestyle changes they will be teaching and TASTE the food, to be both knowledgeable and caring. Your blog and recipes made this possible, as I will present them tomorrow, for my students to try. By the way, they taste wonderful and I found everything I needed at the local Raley’s foodstore.

]]> By: Sheree http://www.bookofyum.com/blog/gluten-free-japanese-recipes-avocado-onigiri-rice-ball-recipes-3747.html/comment-page-1#comment-101347 Sheree Sun, 25 Apr 2010 01:03:58 +0000 http://www.bookofyum.com/blog/?p=3747#comment-101347 I'm going to make this tomorrow! It sounds yummy!! ^^ I’m going to make this tomorrow! It sounds yummy!! ^^

]]> By: NemuriNeko http://www.bookofyum.com/blog/gluten-free-japanese-recipes-avocado-onigiri-rice-ball-recipes-3747.html/comment-page-1#comment-73550 NemuriNeko Tue, 04 Aug 2009 15:19:13 +0000 http://www.bookofyum.com/blog/?p=3747#comment-73550 Whoa! Onigiri looks nice! Perfect option for coeliacs who can't eat at home the whole time! ^^ Whoa! Onigiri looks nice! Perfect option for coeliacs who can’t eat at home the whole time! ^^

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