As with tuna sandwiches, there are myriad ways to upgrade your onigiri. Seasoning the tuna or mayo adds a savory or spicy kick. It's common to season the rice before crafting balls or triangles.

On the other hand, onigiri is a type of sushi that utilizes a salted rice ball (or a triangular shape wrapped in seaweed) ...

Seven-Eleven went on to improve its onigiri by pressing the freshly cooked rice while still hot to ensure a fluffy texture. It also introduced a “salt-sprinkling” method for seasoning onigiri ...

I’ve paid more for an avocado, for heaven’s sake. Onigiri double down on thrift because they're built on a bedrock of wallet-friendly, always-available white rice. Spring for a Japanese brand ...

There are as many versions of onigiri as there are diners, which is part of the point. We mix several shakes of (vegetarian) furikake seasoning into our cooked rice, and I confess, we sometimes ...

Repeat with remaining 5 cups cooked rice and remaining 2 1/2 teaspoons furikake. Broil onigiri in preheated oven until crispy, 6 to 8 minutes. Remove from oven. Brush evenly with soy sauce ...

Move over, flat crossaint! Get out of here, crookie! There’s a new croissant hybrid trending on the internet: the onigiri croissant. This French and Japanese fusion treat — which also goes by ...

A popular and compact eatery in Tokyo's Toshima ward, called Onigiri Bongo, does just that. It has served one of Japan's most humble foods, the onigiri, or rice ball, for some 60 years.