Perfect snack: Onigiri is food on the go

Commecially made onigiri at a shop in Kyoto, Japan. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Onigiri meet all the criteria on what makes a perfect snack: portable, nutritious and satisfying. And with the right set-up, they're quick, easy and relatively inexpensive to make at home.

Perhaps the biggest initial investment for onigiri is a big bag of standard sushi rice, if you don't already have some in your pantry.