Level up your rice ball game with this delicious variation on pickled plum onigiri
Japanese Twitter user ゆこ Yuko, who runs the account at 日々おにぎり Hibi onigiri (@hibi_onigiri) says she makes onigiri rice balls almost every day, 365 days…
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This is confusing! To all appearances, they’re rice ball packages but something’s wrong
As many grape Japan readers probably know, Japanese convenience stores sell a wide variety of おにぎり onigiri rice balls. TikTok user and sweets lover gi_sk_cake…
Like crisp nori on your onigiri? Try this lifehack to wrap it as Japanese convenience stores do
Some of our readers may remember how journalists discovered the wonders of Japanese convenience stores during their time covering the Tokyo Olympics. As we reported…
AI Senbei: We tried an onigiri rice cracker developed with artificial intelligence
AI Senbei Japanese snack maker 株式会社マスヤ Masuya Inc., known for their hit product おにぎりせんべい onigiri senbei (lit. “rice ball rice cracker”), triangular rice crackers shaped…
Japanese rice promotional video replaces “Toast of Tardiness” anime trope with rice balls
The “Toast of Tardiness” trope One of the most famous anime tropes is a girl running late to school with a piece of toast in…
Attack on Titan anime collabs with Japanese convenience store on colossal onigiri rice ball, goods
Fans of the internationally popular Attack on Titan (進撃の巨人 shingeki no kyojin) franchise are surely looking forward to final season of the anime set to…
7-Eleven Japan explains how to open the onigiri rice balls that have puzzled Olympic media
Onigiri, or rice balls, are one of the most popular snacks enjoyed in Japan. With a variety of fillings that includes tuna and mayonnaise, sour…
Butter soy scallops and seared fatty mackerel join Family Mart’s premium rice ball lineup
Over 40 million served! Famima’s Gochimusubi premium rice balls Onigiri and omusubi rice balls at Japanese convenience stores are always a popular snack (for some)…
This award-winning mackerel onigiri rice ball may be worth a trip to Iwaki City just to try one
The マルトMaruto supermarket chain in Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture, is beaming with pride today, as they announced that one of their onigiri rice balls was…
Super realistic cute toy poodle rice ball even has family dog charmed
Japanese rice balls (onigiri or musubi) come in all shapes an sizes (even dessert cakes!), but one of the appealing traits of the traditional Japanese…
Japan Invents Drinkable Onigiri Rice Balls To Go
The onigiri or rice ball is one of Japan’s most popular traditional snacks. Although they once used to be sold in specialty shops, nowadays they’re…