Tsukamoto, Kaho

I eat onigiri every day. Japanese people eat rice almost every day and eat onigiri more frequently. Onigiri is a rice ball. I often buy onigiri at the convenience store. There is a vast variety of onigiri at the convenience store. When I worry about what to buy at convenience store, I usually worry about onigiri. When I cook rice, I make onigiri myself. I think the onigiri I bought tastes better than the ones I made myself.

There are two types of onigiri I like. One is grilled cod roe. I like its food texture popping bubble-wrap. It is salty and delicious. However, I am not a fan of the look. Second is umeboshi. Umeboshi is dried plum. It is very sour. When I eat onigiri with umeboshi, my appetite for food grows. Rice is not the only important things for onigiri. Nori is also particularly important for onigiri. Nori is roasted seaweed and it is no exaggeration to say that Nori determines taste.

The best onigiri I had was Heshiko onigiri. Heshiko is fish pickled in ricebran paste. It is famous in Fukui. Fukui is my hometown. It is so heavy taste that is delicious. The smell is a little peculiar. It smells like sake. That is a good thing to have for drinks. Please try it.

Tsukamoto, Kaho