One of the best things about Japan is that when you’re hungry, you can pop into a nearby convenience store (literally on the next street corner) to buy some grub. Even better, every store sells Onigiri, or rice balls. They are very simple, yet cheap – usually running from ¥1 to ¥2 (depends whether you want the gourmet variety). As the name describes, it’s a ball (or triangle) of rice with some savory ingredients (i.e., smoked salmon) or other flavoring agents (salt). Some are wrapped in seaweed, which is rather cool because they need to separate the rice and seaweed so that the seaweed doesn’t get soggy. Opening those packages were a challenge the first few times, especially when they’re breakfast and you’re not quite awake yet.

We saw Onigiri being made from a street vendor once, I think it was in Akihabara. They’re not as cost efficient, but they’re much more massive. And they’re actually made in ball shapes!

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