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How good is this popular wooden onigiri mould, made by a Japanese rice...
We find out if this sell-out hit product is worth the hype. Onigiri rice balls are commonly made by hand in Japan, but they can be difficult to create, especially when the rice is hot as it makes it...
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Japanese restaurant’s all-you-can-eat fried chicken breakfast is high-score...
Oh, and don’t forget the all-you-can-eat rice balls that come with it! You can find onigiri (rice balls) at every convenience store and supermarket in Japan. You can also get your fix, though, at...
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7-Eleven Japan wants to refocus on being affordable, will expand...
Ureshii Ne expansion is happy news for anyone who thinks convenience stores have gotten too expensive to be worth it. Japanese convenience stores remain a great place to grab food and drinks, in the...
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Japanese convenience store issues rice ball recall, foodies would’ve loved to...
Family Mart makes a mistake that still sounds so right (and delicious). Food safety is of the utmost importance for convenience stores, so when Japanese chain Family Mart found out that a mistake had...
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Are Family Mart’s new “exquisite” rice balls worth the high price tag?
Japanese convenience store chain teams up with esteemed restaurants for a new type of onigiri. Japanese convenience stores are known for their onigiri rice balls, with each chain doing something...
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This Tokyo rice ball takes 20 years to make and 2,000 yen (US$14.30) to buy,...
Taste-testing Manma’s premium onigiri in Shinjuku. It wasn’t all that long ago that most onigiri (rice balls) at Japanese convenience stores were around 120 yen (US$0.85). Following a string of rapid...
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Japanese convenience store releases a new bento sandwich, but is it better...
“Built-in” bentos are currently transforming the konbini food scene. Unprecedented events are currently occurring in the convenience store world, at least according to our reporter Masanuki Sunakoma,...
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Japanese convenience store chain releases new Immoral Konbini Food for a...
We try two of the unbelievable new offerings from Family Mart. Japanese convenience store food has a reputation for being surprisingly good, but now Family Mart is releasing a lineup that’s designed...
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Discovered: An even better way to open Japanese convenience store rice...
Onigiri wrappers were secretly also onigiri holders this whole time. Japan’s convenience store onigiri (rice balls) are arguably the world’s greatest snack. They’re convenient, filling, healthy,...
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What are Japan’s best, and most unique, regional rice balls?
Onigiri survey gives us even more reasons to travel to every part of Japan. You can find onigiri (rice balls) all over Japan, but you can’t necessarily find the same kinds of onigiri. Sure, there...
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Top Japanese instant noodle maker steps up its rice ball game 【Taste test】
Apparently, instant noodles are clearly not instant enough for Nissin. After a long day at work, you’re too tired to cook, but eating out feels like too much effort and money. So, you turn to the...
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Cutest rice balls ever? Adorable new onigiri shop opening in downtown...
Norionigiri is setting up shop in Shibuya. There are a lot of great things you can say about onigiri (rice balls). They’re tasty, convenient, and compared to a lot of other grab-and-go foods, pretty...
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Our two-day struggle to buy the cutest onigiri rice balls in Tokyo
Norionigiri lands in Shibuya, but its beauty proves to be only skin-deep. On 18 January, a very special onigiri rice ball shop popped up in Shibuya Miyashita Park for a limited time, but there was one...
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Will frozen bento onigiri be Japan’s next big convenience store food...
We try out three flavors to see if cramming an entire lunch into a rice ball is truly a genius idea or just another gimmick. 2024 was a good year for onigiri (rice balls), particularly among the...
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Family Mart releases new rice balls with Bongo, Japan’s most famous onigiri...
Shohei Ohtani is the ambassador for this new collaboration, and we’ve got the scoop on whether it’s worth spending money on. Bongo in Otsuka, Tokyo, is often referred to as Japan’s most famous rice...
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Rice ball melon bread – A treat Japanese bakeries aren’t crazy enough to...
Today in the SoraKitchen, we push the melon bread envelope with melon bread filled with onigiri, mochi, and even ramem. Melon bread is one of Japan’s greatest creations in the field of baked goods....
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Musings on Okinawa’s canned enthusiasm for all things Spam
Net users reflect on the island prefecture’s status as a top world consumer of Spam. Spam, the American brand of canned pork and ham, has been around since 1937. Once a staple of the World War II-era...
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Made-to-order onigiri rice ball hotel breakfast buffet in Tokyo is open (and...
A handmade way to start the day in downtown Tokyo’s most traditional neighborhood. They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and that’s especially true for travel breakfasts. Starting...
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Behold the Oniben, a new type of rice ball that’s part onigiri, part bento...
Traditional Japanese food gets a hybrid makeover. For years, an “onigiri” was an “onigiri”, in the sense that it looked pretty much the same wherever you went in Japan. However, in recent years,...
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Do we say yay or nay to the additive-free rice balls that can last 100 days...
We try all five flavors of the “Hyakunigiri” Kyoto steak restaurant collaborative product to see if they’ll really rice up our lives. We’ve all been there–those nights when you forget to press the...
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