TOKYO (AP) — Onigiri is a ball of rice with something inside, similar to how two slices of bread with something in between makes a sandwich. In the same way that just about every American has made and ...

The new fast-casual concept will feature onigiri, a ubiquitous staple in Japan made from rice and a variety of fillings ...

Onigiri, or Japanese rice balls, are endlessly customizable. Here’s how I make them work for my kids’ school lunches. Confession: I’m not much of a snack maker for my kids. Though I know it drives my ...

TOKYO — The world's great cuisines can regale the eye and the palate. Or, alternatively, they may celebrate the plain and exalt the humble — for example, by recreating home-style comfort food in a ...

A Japanese restaurateur elevates the plain and homely rice ball, or onigiri, into gourmet fare at a Tokyo restaurant where people line up for hours to get one of nine seats. Japanese cooking ranges ...

Lately Marcelle has been enjoying grilled sticky rice balls, the recipe for which I found (and adapted) in the book "Seductions of Rice," by Jeffrey Alford and Naomi Duguid. Makes 6 balls 2 large eggs ...