But in principle, anything can be placed inside onigiri, even sausages or cheese. Then the ball is wrapped with seaweed. Even one nice big onigiri would make a meal, although many people would eat ...

Onigiri are selling well at convenience stores, too. Japan’s biggest convenience store chain, 7-Eleven, sells 2.1 billion rice balls annually. “Specialty onigiri outlets began to grow in ...

Onigiri—Japanese rice balls—are a classic home-cooked dish that anyone can make. Chef Rika and an expert show us ways to make delicious onigiri, starting from the beginning: cooking the rice ...

Shape your onigiri into the standard triangular form, or whatever fun image strikes your fancy. Wrap it with nori (dried seaweed). You can use one big strip of nori or several bite-size pieces.

Even with the rampant inflation that’s been going on in Japan, it’s not hard to find convenience store onigiri for about 200 yen. However, the visuals here a big part of the appeal, and aside from ...