11 Season
325 Episode
Japanology Plus - Season 5 Episode 33 Onigiri: Rice Balls
With 10 billion eaten every year, onigiri (rice balls) are one of Japan’s most popular foods. They combine rice, salt, nori seaweed and a filling to create a simple meal, perfect for eating on the go. This time on Japanology Plus, our theme is onigiri: rice balls. Our main guest is Yusuke Nakamura, Representative Director of the Onigiri Society and a man who personally eats 3,600 rice balls a year. And in Plus One, Matt Alt visits an onigiri specialty store to learn how to make one himself.
- Year : 2024
- Country : Japan
- Genre : Documentary, Talk
- Studio : NHK WORLD-JAPAN
- Keyword : japan, way of life, arts and culture, japanese folklore, arts and crafts, japanese history, japanese tradition, japanese culture, change vs tradition, japanese society
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- Cast : Peter Barakan, Emma Howard
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