Onigiri (Rice Balls) - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    4 cups steamed Japanese-style rice
    1 tablespoon sesame seeds
    2 sheets dried nori
    1 slice salmon
    salt
Preparation
    Sprinkle salmon with salt and let sit for 30 minute.
    Grill or fry the salmon until the edges are a little bit burned.
    When cool, flake salmon into small pieces and set aside.
    Cut nori into 8 equally sized, rectangular strips.
    Put warm rice in a bowl and combine with salmon and sesame seeds.
    Put a pinch of salt on your hands and take a 1/2 cup ball of rice.
    Form the rice into either a round or triangular shape br pressing lightly with both of your palms.
    Wrap a strip of nori around each rice ball.

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