Rodney Fisher enjoys umeboshi in an onigiri rice ball or just by itself like a sour candy but notes it's also popular in shōchū, a Japanese alcoholic drink. Umeshu is another way of imbibing ...

Now the cooked rice is ready. 1. Prepare the onigiri fillings. Tuna-mayo: Mix the tuna with mayonnaise and black pepper. Ume: Remove the seed from umeboshi. 2. Spread the cooked rice on plastic wrap.

For instance, “Kaitaku onigiri” (Pioneers’ onigiri) had umeboshi (salted pickled plum) for its filling, a sprinkling of salt and sesame on the rice, and was slightly grilled before it was ...

A perennial favorite is umeboshi, or salted plum. Or perhaps mentaiko, which is hot, spicy roe. But in principle, anything can be placed inside onigiri, even sausages or cheese. Then the ball is ...

Specifically, for the ones at Onigiri Tanakaya, a pop-up-turned-konbini in Gramercy. Their onigiri are served still warm, with classic fillings like cooked salmon, salty umeboshi, and chicken karaage.