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The Rice Ball That Wasn't: Onigiri and Two Thousand Years of Food You Can Hold Japan's oldest rice ball is not quite a rice ball. Its seaweed wrapper only became the norm about a century ago, and its triangle was standardized by the convenience-store industry. The one thing that has lasted is the hand. In November 1...

Not All Rice Is the Same: How Japan Chooses the Right Grain for Every Bowl In Japan, rice is not a backdrop. It is a decision — shaped by texture, temperature, and the dish that will receive it. A Grain Unlike Any Other To someone raised on long-grain rice — basmati, jasmine, or the standard supermarket varieties fo...