Onigiri

How do you make a triangle-shaped onigiri? No matter how many times I try I can only make round onigiri.

"Melvin, what I miss about living in Japan is the food!" "Like what, Rod?" "Like the 'onigiri' and 'bento boxes' and 'matcha cakes' from ordinary markets."

The way my husband likes onigiri is extremely unusual. You first mix rice with one bag of unflavoured katsuobushi, then you grab some salt with your hands and squeeze it to shape.

I've been having tuna and mayo onigiri recently.

Have you ever eaten an onigiri?

Lulu Island is not really like in Asia, where one could get a variety of breakfast buns, baked or steamed, or a variety of breakfast porridges. In Japan, all one needs is "onigiri" or stuffed rice balls, as a healthy cheap breakfast or snack.

"The onigiri you made me tasted great." "It would've been even better if you took a warm cup soup with you. Let's do that next time."

The sprawling multipage menu offers cleanly executed dishes meant to accompany the sake, including standards like boiled edamame, and the filling rice balls called onigiri that you would expect at any izakaya, or Japanese pub.

He cooks his breakfast of rice and misoshiru and packs onigiri rice balls for his lunch.