Onigiri - maybe the ultimate Japanese snack food! These were available at every convenience store, staton stall and supa for around 100 yen.
A triangle of rice, with a little flavour morsel (e.g. tuna and mayo, pickled plum, beef) hidden in the middle, wrapped in nori.
PS Japanese rice is a special short grain variety that, when cooked correctly, is quite sticky without being gluggy - brilliant for onigiri, inarizushi, dozo..... I hope we can find this back in Australia as it is also quite tasty.
PPS I also read, and have noticed during our travels, that gohan (rice) is an important dish in its own right in Japan; not treated as an accompaniment, as we tend to use it in Australia. It is most polite to eat every last grain from your gohan bowl, as a sign of respect for the rice growers - we did our best, with our newbie ohashi (chop stick) skills!
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