Umeboshi Are Not Awesome
4 Dec
So, like I mentioned in my onigiri post, I wanted to try more traditional ingredients for the filling. The latest one I tried were umeboshi. I was not prepared.
Umeboshi is essentially a pickled plum. I thought, okay… pickles. I can do pickled. I’ve had kosher, dill, and Japanese style pickles. Those, I can deal with. Those, I even like.
Evil, evil wrinkly grossness.
So, I decided to package this thing in a real onigiri. There were a few problems… First off, I didn’t salt the rice enough. Secondly, I used too much rice. Third, was the umeboshi itself.
I take a large bite into the onigiri and feel my teeth sink into something grainy. I felt squishy sand on my teeth, similar to a pear’s texture. Okay, that’s a texture I can deal with… I think. Then the little morsel hits my tongue. SALT. I salt my salt, but this was even more ridiculous than that. It was so ludicrous, that I made Chris try it right then and there, just to see his expression. It was well worth it.
We will not be buying umeboshi again, unless by some miracle of my taste buds, they reverse their decision as we whittle this pack down.
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