Skipping Hiroshima’s most famous food brought us to a place that both is and isn’t representative of the city.
rice balls
You’ll be tempted to try it because it’s a hard-to-get flavor, but tasting this delectable treat comes with a price.
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A lot of the rice balls on convenience store shelves include oil, but it’s not to make them taste better.
We call them “rice balls” in English, but the real-meaning of “onigiri” is something a lot of Japanese people don’t find appetizing.
We encounter delectable rice balls that could have been made by mom on an island far from Japan’s mainland.
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