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Crispy Rice Spicy Tuna

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Crispy Rice Spicy Tuna #33 · snacks · japanese Host: Serious Eats — Crispy Rice with Spicy Tuna → Instagram → web writeups Viral recipe (as published / commonly shared) Ingredients 2 cups cooked sushi rice, cooled and seasoned with rice vinegar/sugar/salt Neutral oil, for frying 8 oz sushi-grade tuna, finely diced 2–3 tablespoons mayo + 1–2 teaspoons sriracha (spicy mayo) Soy sauce, sesame oil, scallions, jalapeño, sesame seeds Steps Press rice into a flat slab; chill; cut into squares or rectangles. Pan-fry rice cakes in oil until both sides are deeply crisp. Mix tuna with spicy mayo, a dash of soy/sesame, and scallions. Spoon tuna onto crispy rice; top with jalapeño and sesame. Source: Serious Eats — Crispy Rice with Spicy Tuna tags: rice,tuna,mayo,sriracha · popularity: evergreen · meat: yes	Nigiri / spicy tuna hand rolls Book: Japanese Cooking: A Simple Art — Shizuo Tsuji (1980) crumb: seasoned tuna on rice Japanese rice and seasoned fish preparations. Differences: Seasoned tuna on rice (nigiri/hand-roll family) is the inspiration. Viral pan-fries sushi-rice cakes and tops with spicy mayo tuna—related components, fried-cake format tastes different.

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Crispy Rice Spicy Tuna
#33 · snacks · japanese
Host: Serious Eats — Crispy Rice with Spicy Tuna → Instagram → web writeups

Viral recipe (as published / commonly shared)

Ingredients

2 cups cooked sushi rice, cooled and seasoned with rice vinegar/sugar/salt
Neutral oil, for frying
8 oz sushi-grade tuna, finely diced
2–3 tablespoons mayo + 1–2 teaspoons sriracha (spicy mayo)
Soy sauce, sesame oil, scallions, jalapeño, sesame seeds

Steps

Press rice into a flat slab; chill; cut into squares or rectangles.
Pan-fry rice cakes in oil until both sides are deeply crisp.
Mix tuna with spicy mayo, a dash of soy/sesame, and scallions.
Spoon tuna onto crispy rice; top with jalapeño and sesame.

Source: Serious Eats — Crispy Rice with Spicy Tuna

tags: rice,tuna,mayo,sriracha · popularity: evergreen · meat: yes

Nigiri / spicy tuna hand rolls
Book: Japanese Cooking: A Simple Art — Shizuo Tsuji (1980)

crumb: seasoned tuna on rice

Japanese rice and seasoned fish preparations.

Differences: Seasoned tuna on rice (nigiri/hand-roll family) is the inspiration. Viral pan-fries sushi-rice cakes and tops with spicy mayo tuna—related components, fried-cake format tastes different.

Match: Reasonably similar, but will taste different

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Viral recipe

Crispy Rice Spicy Tuna

Viral recipe (as published / commonly shared)

Ingredients
- 2 cups cooked sushi rice, cooled and seasoned with rice vinegar/sugar/salt
- Neutral oil, for frying
- 8 oz sushi-grade tuna, finely diced
- 2–3 tablespoons mayo + 1–2 teaspoons sriracha (spicy mayo)
- Soy sauce, sesame oil, scallions, jalapeño, sesame seeds

Steps
1. Press rice into a flat slab; chill; cut into squares or rectangles.
2. Pan-fry rice cakes in oil until both sides are deeply crisp.
3. Mix tuna with spicy mayo, a dash of soy/sesame, and scallions.
4. Spoon tuna onto crispy rice; top with jalapeño and sesame.

Citations
- Serious Eats — Crispy Rice with Spicy Tuna: https://www.seriouseats.com/spicy-tuna-crispy-rice-recipe
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/crispyricespicytuna/
- web writeups: https://www.google.com/search?q=Crispy+Rice+Spicy+Tuna+recipe

Compiled for personal use; see citations.

Viral recipe (as published / commonly shared) with citations — not a cookbook reprint. Download crispy-rice-spicy-tuna.txt

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Dish: Crispy Rice Spicy Tuna
Match: Reasonably similar, but will taste different
Ancestor: Nigiri / spicy tuna hand rolls
Source: Japanese Cooking: A Simple Art — Shizuo Tsuji (1980)
Differences: Seasoned tuna on rice (nigiri/hand-roll family) is the inspiration. Viral pan-fries sushi-rice cakes and tops with spicy mayo tuna—related components, fried-cake format tastes different.
Book recipe: Not offered for print/share (not public domain). Buy or borrow the book.
Viral sources: Serious Eats — Crispy Rice with Spicy Tuna (https://www.seriouseats.com/spicy-tuna-crispy-rice-recipe)
Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/crispyricespicytuna/)
web writeups (https://www.google.com/search?q=Crispy+Rice+Spicy+Tuna+recipe)
Date: Sep 15, 2026

Source — what this book IS
Japanese Cooking: A Simple Art — Shizuo Tsuji (1980).
A foundational Japanese culinary text covering dashi, cutting technique, simmering, grilling, and seasonal plating.

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