Chimaki

Chimaki is a yummy Japanese snack that looks like a long and skinny tube that is wrapped in leaves. It is made by mixing rice flour with water and other special ingredients to make a sticky dough. This dough is then wrapped around fillings like meat, veggies, or sweet beans. Then the whole thing is wrapped in leaves and steamed, which means it gets cooked with hot steam instead of boiling water. This makes the chimaki soft and flavorful! When you eat it, you have to peel off the leaves like you would peel a banana, and then bite into the yummy filling inside. Chimaki is a delicious and healthy snack that you can eat anytime!