Onigiri Round 2

My second (officially 3rd, but 2nd documented attempt) go at making onigiri. This time, I had purchased some lightly salted salmon and broiled it up. Yum! I ate one piece with hot rice and saved the other piece to flake for the onigiri. I'm much more skilled at shaping these puppies now and it was a breeze! I also decided to add more flavor the rice up a bit so it'd be less boring. I poured in some mirin and added a few dashes of salt in with the water for the rice. I was afraid I put too much as I'm rather *not* proficient at eyeballing amounts. The scent of mirin was quite strong, but it did not taste as such. After the rice was all cooked up, I threw in the flaked salmon and stirred vigorously went to work to form balls upon balls of lunch before the rice went cold. =9 I decided to go round this time. Fast, easy and cute. Here they are on the plate naked and waiting for some roasted seaweed. Yes, I've gone black and white. I thought it made for a more interesting impression with the different shades of grey.

Here they are with the roasted seaweed and a taste test. The verdict? The rice is still missing something. The taste of mirin was completely lost. =( I was also surprised that I barely tasted how salty the salmon, yet when I've eaten purchased version, it's flavorful yet not oversalty. I have yet to achieve that balance. I will have to buy onigiri, peruse the ingredients list and dissect every component with my tastebuds.