Acknowledgements 7 Introduction 9 What is Onigiri? 10 A Short History of Onigiri 11 Types of Rice 13 How to Keep Rice 14 Itadakimasu and Gochisousama 15 The Power of Umeboshi 16 Let's Cook Beautiful Rice! 18 Basic Onigiri21 Let's Put Some Filling in Our Onigiri Umeboshi, Bonito Flakes and Salmon Onigiri24 Tarako Onigiri26 Meatball Onigiri28 Tonkatsu Onigiri30 Karaage Onigiri32 Tuna and Mayonnaise Onigiri34 Nori Wasabi Onigiri36 Salmon Wasabi Onigiri38 Negi Miso Onigiri40 Umeboshi Kimchi Onigiri42 Braised Pork Belly Onigiri44 Bibimbap Onigiri46 Let's Mix Rice for Our Onigiri Kinpira Gobou Onigiri50 Bonito Flakes and Cheese Onigiri52 Wakame Seaweed Onigiri53 Dried Sakura Ebi and Ginger Onigiri54 Tenkasu Okaka Onigiri56 Soboro Onigiri58 Edamame Onigiri60 Myoga and Cucumber Onigiri62 Lotus Root and Minced Chicken Onigiri64 Gapao Onigiri66 Shiso Leaf and Salmon Onigiri68 Garlic Bacon Onigiri69 Nameshi Onigiri70 Goya Chanpuru Onigiri72 Hijiki Onigiri74 Let's Decorate Our Onigiri Simple Miso Onigiri78 Furikake Onigiri79 Grilled Beef Onigiri80 Tenmusu82 Smoked Salmon Onigiri84 Potato Chips and Black Pepper Onigiri85 Omurice Onigiri86 SPAM Onigiri88 Botamochi90 Niko Niko Onigiri92 Let's Grill Our Onigiri Soy Sauce and Miso Yaki Onigiri98 Goma-miso Chicken Yaki Onigiri100 Shiitake Yaki Onigiri102 Corn Cheese Yaki Onigiri104 Cheese Okaka Yaki Onigiri106 Okonomiyaki Onigiri108 Let's Cook Special Rice for Our Onigiri Shio Kombu Fried Rice Onigiri112 Dry Curry Onigiri114 Sweet Potato Onigiri116 Prawn Nam Pla Takikomi Gohan Onigiri117 Kayaku Takikomi Gohan Onigiri118 Ginger Takikomi Gohan Onigiri120 Chestnut Takikomi Gohan Onigiri122 Chicken Rice Onigiri124 Brown Rice and Red Bean Onigiri126 Glossary 128 Afterword 135 Weights and Measures 1.