As one of the signature and star ingredients of the beloved onigiri dish — the delightful Japanese rice balls wrapped in seaweed — umeboshi offers a distinct flavor that sets it apart ...

Onigiri—Japanese rice balls—are a classic home-cooked dish ... Ume: Remove the seed from umeboshi. 2. Spread the cooked rice on plastic wrap. Make an indentation in the center and add the ...

The rice balls are stuffed with a variety of fillings ... A perennial favorite is umeboshi, or salted plum. Or perhaps mentaiko, which is hot, spicy roe. But in principle, anything can be placed ...

Onigiri can be flavored or filled in a variety of ways. Traditionally, rice balls are filled with a salty ingredient like umeboshi (a type of salty pickled plum) or grilled salted salmon.

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 healthy too. But if you’re looking for one ...

"I can handle feeling hungry and just having a little lunch.” She settled on the cheapest rice ball, with an umeboshi pickled plum as filling, for 100 yen. The woman is not alone as a survey ...

These little rice balls can be filled with anything you like. You could use fridge fillers like cheese and bacon or experiment with Japanese flavours like kombu and umeboshi, as chef Shuko Oda ...