Rice balls

We like to place a piece of teriyaki chicken inside the rice ball. ~Editor

My kids won't eat cold rice, but they will eat rice balls in their lunch. A friend who is Korean and Japanese makes them for her children, and my children wanted to try them.

Use short-grain rice cooked so it is sticky (Uncle Ben's will not do this!). You might have to experiment with your rice-cooking a few times. It doesn't have to be Japanese rice. Dip your hands in a bowl of salted water, then grab some rice and shape into a ball.

You can put a filling in the middle or not. This works the same way food on a stick works. Kids like to eat it! My kids like them very small, with other little foods.

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