Step 1

Start by cooking your rice using your preferred method. If you are not sure about how to cook Japanese rice, try using japancentre.com's Japanese Rice recipe to guide you.

Step 2

Once the rice has cooked and cooled slightly, measure out approximately 320g (or 2 normal sized bowls worth) of cooked rice into a larger bowl and add about 15g of the rice seasoning.

Step 3

Mix the rice seasoning with the rice until it has a good even consistency before grabbing a handful and shaping it into a triangle with your hands. It’s a good idea to wet your hands before shaping as the rice is very sticky.

Step 4

Finally, place a few onigiri on the bamboo leaf and wrap it up before carefully tying it up with string. And there it is, a perfectly presented authentic Japanese dish.