A Japanese restaurateur elevates the plain and homely rice ball, or onigiri ... from meals of Zen-like simplicity to more elaborate cuisine. From Tokyo, NPR's Anthony Kuhn has the story of ...

Host Seth Tillman dives into Japanese cuisine, trying something new with ... very bright yellow-y like orange color. And that's it. Now, we're going to plate it. Okay, and then we're gonna garnish.

Most dishes ... comforting orange-hued orbs, studded with crunchy peanuts — exists somewhere between Japanese onigiri and Ghanaian omo tuo. Any way you roll them, they’re rice balls, food ...

Japanese cooking ranges from simple, uncomplicated meals to incredibly elaborate, stylized cuisine. From Tokyo ... which has been serving rice balls, or onigiri, for some six decades.

Japanese cooking ranges from meals of Zen-like simplicity to more elaborate cuisine. From Tokyo ... which has been serving rice balls or onigiri for some six decades. The homely onigiri is ...