Simple Shio Onigiri (Salted Japanese Rice Ball)

Name: Simple Shio Onigiri (Salted Japanese Rice Ball)
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 700 g cooked Japanese short-grain rice; 1/2 tbsp salt (fine sea salt is recommended); 3 sheets roasted seaweed for sushi (nori) (cut into strips); 1 bowl ice cold water

Instructions

Prep:10min

Shio onigiri is a basic rice ball made with sticky Japanese rice, salt and crispy nori. Despite its simplicity, it's filling, tasty and satisfying. It only requires 3 ingredients and is great for beginners!

Updated at: Sun, 03 Aug 2025 02:13:47 GMT