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Onigiri
Japanese rice balls made easy!
When a snack stands the test of time, you know it’s good! Onigiri—balls of rice that can be served plain or stuffed with tuna, mushrooms, sweet potatoes, and more—are one of the most delectable and convenient foods in Japanese cuisine.
Ai Watanabe and Samuel Trifot, founders of the popular restaurant Gili-Gili, present thirty-six delicious recipes showcasing the irresistible and versatile onigiri—the perfect food for life on the go!
When a snack stands the test of time, you know it’s good! Onigiri—balls of rice that can be served plain or stuffed with tuna, mushrooms, sweet potatoes, and more—are one of the most delectable and convenient foods in Japanese cuisine.
Ai Watanabe and Samuel Trifot, founders of the popular restaurant Gili-Gili, present thirty-six delicious recipes showcasing the irresistible and versatile onigiri—the perfect food for life on the go!
When a snack stands the test of time, you know it’s good! Onigiri—balls of rice that can be served plain or stuffed with tuna, mushrooms, sweet potatoes, and more—are one of the most delectable and convenient foods in Japanese cuisine.
Ai Watanabe and Samuel Trifot, founders of the popular restaurant Gili-Gili, present thirty-six delicious recipes showcasing the irresistible and versatile onigiri—the perfect food for life on the go!
When a snack stands the test of time, you know it’s good! Onigiri—balls of rice that can be served plain or stuffed with tuna, mushrooms, sweet potatoes, and more—are one of the most delectable and convenient foods in Japanese cuisine.
Ai Watanabe and Samuel Trifot, founders of the popular restaurant Gili-Gili, present thirty-six delicious recipes showcasing the irresistible and versatile onigiri—the perfect food for life on the go!
96 pages, Hardcover
Published May 10, 2022
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May 15, 2022
Great recipes with easy-to-follow instructions!
March 4, 2022
Onigiri is a good cookbook for what appears to be a really simple food item. I think some words were missing/got left out in several instances, but I was reviewing an eARC so I hope those will be fixed in the published version. Onigiri by itself is a simple enough concept, but this book provides insight into how you can make it to their specifications, use elevated ingredients, but also encourages using local ingredients. Part of me feels doubtful if onigiri can truly be fossilized (as noted in the history section), but this is a cookbook, so I don't want to obsess over that point. The illustrations are cute and the photos in this book definitely made me hungry. I'm not sure this belongs on my own bookshelf, but this would be a great gift to fans of Japanese cuisine or people who are just starting to cook for themselves. (I received a free eARC of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for my honest opinion.)
February 12, 2022
Onigiri is amazing! It is time that cookbooks are published to honor this savory treat. Watanbe and Trifot offer the best explanation in preparing sushi rice that I have read. Most of the recipes included a picture, which is huge thing for me; but from time to time a recipe included a drawing of the ingredients which took away from the flow’s consistency. They showcased other essential Japanese dishes such as preparing miso which complements any Japanese dish.
***Many thanks to #Netgalley for the free digital ARC from the publisher in exchange for an honest and unbiased review.***
***Many thanks to #Netgalley for the free digital ARC from the publisher in exchange for an honest and unbiased review.***
June 20, 2022
This is a whole cookbook dedicated to onigiri! I started reading it yesterday which was lucky because 6/18 is onigiri day in Japan! I had no idea. This cookbook is fully illustrated and has photographs of the final dishes.
The cookbook starts with the origins of onigiri, how to make rice, how to wrap it and some antecedents from the chefs.
I have totally been making rice incorrectly my whole life. I had no clue it was a 10 step process. I'll let you know how my next batch of rice turns out following the directions from this cookbook.
After the meat (pun intended) of the history of onigiri, there are there sections with full recipes: fish, veggie and meat onigiri. Each section has 5+ different recipes to try.
I have never made onigiri before, but now it's on the menu! Looking forward to testing out the prawns and avocado recipe this week.
The cookbook starts with the origins of onigiri, how to make rice, how to wrap it and some antecedents from the chefs.
I have totally been making rice incorrectly my whole life. I had no clue it was a 10 step process. I'll let you know how my next batch of rice turns out following the directions from this cookbook.
After the meat (pun intended) of the history of onigiri, there are there sections with full recipes: fish, veggie and meat onigiri. Each section has 5+ different recipes to try.
I have never made onigiri before, but now it's on the menu! Looking forward to testing out the prawns and avocado recipe this week.
August 12, 2024
This charming cookbook illuminates the culinary possibilities of sushi’s often overlooked cousin, onigiri. Authors Ai Watanabe and Samuel Trifot (owners of Gili-Gili in Paris), introduce readers to the history of onigiri, a uniquely customizable and portable food that’s been around for over 2,000 years. Readers will learn how to properly make rice, form, fill, and wrap onigiri, as well as pair it with other dishes. Lovely photographs and illustrations accompany precise yet friendly text.
May 15, 2025
What a cute cookbook about onigiri. It's certainly another quick book to continue to hype me for the trip to Japan and TASTE ALL THE THINGS.
Onigiri are Japanese rice balls with winning combinations that can be just as fancy as they can be plain and picked up right at a konbini (convenience store). They're flavorful and pack a nutrient-rich bite of energy. Aesthetically, the pictures of the different recipes was mouth-watering!
Onigiri are Japanese rice balls with winning combinations that can be just as fancy as they can be plain and picked up right at a konbini (convenience store). They're flavorful and pack a nutrient-rich bite of energy. Aesthetically, the pictures of the different recipes was mouth-watering!
February 13, 2022
Lots of recipes that do not interest me but the are easy adaptable to something I would eat. My adaption turned out well
July 26, 2022
Cute, lots of fun recipes.
October 7, 2022
I love how it goes through the history of onigiri. I thought that was great. The recipes are good too but I'm a simple girl, when I go to the 7-11 in Japan, I get the plain salted onigiri. Delicious.
October 13, 2022
The cartoons are cute and earned this book an extra star.
February 2, 2023
Great book, but I noticed a typo:
"Onigiri taste the best they're made."
"Onigiri taste the best they're made."
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