A British acquaintance of mine, an avid Studio Ghibli film fan, was elated to have onigiri for the first time, recalling a scene from “Spirited Away.” To tell the truth, I started writing this ...

Onigiri—Japanese rice balls—are a classic home-cooked dish that anyone can make. Chef Rika and an expert show us ways to make delicious onigiri, starting from the beginning: cooking the rice ...

Onigiri is “fast food ... It appears in Akira Kurosawa’s classic 1954 film “Seven Samurai” as the ultimate gift of gratitude from the farmers. The sticky characteristic of Japanese ...