To shape, press the rice into an oblong ball or a thick triangle with flattened sides using your hands. When cutting the nori, look to split the sheets in half along their embossed lines.

This little triangle of rice is the ideal snack for ... coated of course with glutinous rice and nori seaweed for crunch.

8. Covering the rice with the wrap, press lightly into a triangle, rotating four or five times. 9. Place onigiri in the center of a piece of nori seaweed, folding both ends toward the center.