Onigiri – filled rice balls wrapped in seaweed – are rising in popularity. In Japan, people queue for hours to buy them, and restaurants struggle to keep up with demand. One shop has a big ...

Onigiri Bongo has served the humble onigiri, or rice ball, for 60 years. The current owner is the widow of the original owner, whom she married after discovering the restaurant as a newcomer to Tokyo.

Cook the rice to pack instructions, then set aside until cool enough to handle. Wait for it to cool OR wet your hands with water or a little oil so the rice doesn’t stick. Put about 1 tbsp rice ...

One of my favorite rice balls at the moment is the simple ume shiso onigiri, or the crunchy hemp and chia seed onigiri, at Super Rich, David Wynn’s onigiri shop in Echo Park.I love how if you ...

Cook the rice to pack instructions, then set aside until cool enough to handle. Wait for it to cool OR wet your hands with water or a little oil so the rice doesn’t stick. Put about 1 tbsp rice ...

Our favourite dish of the day was the Dino bean curd sushi with scallop and black truffle (HK$22). The scallop was large, sweet and fatty – far better than you would expect at this price.

Sushi-making firm AUTEC say the device can create 2,400 nigiri rice balls and 200 sushi rolls per hour. They are capable of making a wide-range of Japanese food, including rice balls and sushi rolls.

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