Origini rice balls

These colorful rice balls are made with leftover rice. You can easily adapt the recipe for any vegetables you have on hand. Use short grain rice.

Learn how to make Tuna Mayo Onigiri, the perfect portable snacks. These Japanese rice balls are quick and simple, yet so versatile!

These flavorful rice balls are filled with savory surprises and wrapped in nori. Make them into fun shapes for a tasty lunch or snack that everyone, even kids, will enjoy eating!

Tenmusu is crispy shrimp tempura tucked in a rice ball and wrapped with nori seaweed. This delicious Nagoya specialty is now found throughout Japan in convenience stores and bento shops. Make it fresh at home for a fun lunch or snack!

Ohagi is the sweet variant of onigiri rice balls, a delicious snack you can make if you want something different. It can be a hassle to make, so I'll make it as simple as possible for you.

Traditionally, onigiri are made with plain rice, but I like to use sushi rice seasoned with rice vinegar, sugar, and salt just because, well, it’s even more delicious. Fill your onigiri with whatever fillings you desire. See my post for a list of ideas. (Onigiri are intended to be kept at room temperature for several hours, so using raw fish as a filling is not recommended (of course, if you’re planning to eat your onigiri soon after preparing them, feel free to disregard this advice). Here…

The arancino is an Italian dish. Arancini consist of rice balls cooked in broth, stuffed with cheese, meat, and vegetables.

17 must try onigiri recipes, including traditional, cute, & vegan options. This is the ULTIMATE list of onigiri rice ball recipes on the internet!

The Internet seems to be overflowing with cuteness but this time it's neither children nor cat videos. Surprising, I know! But what can be better than food combined with unbearably cute fan art?