Wrapped in seaweed and stuffed with delicious fillings, "onigiri" rice balls are shaking off their reputation as a cheap and uninspiring snack in Japan -- and enticing hungry converts abroad.

Adapted from “Everyday Harumi,” by Harumi Kurihara (Conran Octopus). Serves 4, easily doubled for leftovers. Ingredients 11 ounces uncooked sushi rice 7 ounces (just under 1/2pound) ground chicken 3 ...

Skylark Holdings Co., a major restaurant group, has begun developing a line of specialty onigiri rice balls and plans to test their popularity at restaurants this autumn. The company believes that if ...

Cathy Chaplin is a former senior editor at Eater LA, a James Beard Award–nominated journalist, and the author of Food Lovers’ Guide to Los Angeles. Onigiri, a Japanese staple of hand-packed rice ...

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Rice balls are shaking off their reputation as a cheap, uninspiring snack in Japan A customer choosing from a display at Taro Tokyo Onigiri, a shop specialising in Japanese rice balls, known as ...

Mouth-watering pictures on social media, rising demand for affordable lunches, and a surge in tourism to Japan are all drawing people to the humble onigiri. Just ask any of the 50-odd customers lined ...