Trying Premium ONIGIRI Rice Balls from Family Mart in Tokyo

[@geminiproject062]

Shinichi's right, these premium onigiri prices sound super reasonable and affordable and I WANT TO EAT ALL OF THEM it looks so good

[@emileebaker8520]

Every few months, I go back and watch the videos of your local train journey to Hokkaido. I love traveling by train and, since that isn't much of an option where I live, I love to adventure vicariously through y'all's videos.

[@idolabogeng603]

bring back memories of the days I was in my internship programme. as a student, kombini is heaven for me hehe. especially for the ¥100ish onigiri, beverages, snacks and sweets. I miss Japan so much😭 now I'm stumbling upon your channel, i feel relaxed and happy to watch your vids🥰

[@diedraunderwood1114]

I miss Onigiri! I always get so hungry watching you guys. LOL

[@samwisegamgee2726]

I make my own onigiri at home. Tuna mayo, chopped egg, butter shrimp are my favourite. Sometimes I make it by just crumbling a piece of nori into the rice and shaping it like onigiri.

[@アキ-g3q]

本当にうまいです!! I dropped by Family Mart on the way home tonight. I found a special onigiri "toro saba " on the shelf. Of course, I ate it. What? Unbelievable ! It was really GOOD! Thanks for sharing ! 😊

[@REISGaming24]

I cannot get Onigiri where I am at. So sad! Every Onigiri video you guys do makes me want some so badly! It all looked fantastic, and I love saba and salmon. So glad you guys do these videos even now in these times. Thanks so much!

[@mindyknipp8587]

I definitely will go back and watch your older videos!!! ❤️

[@slightlyusedpsx]

You two, wholesome people deserve one million KZbin subscribers!

[@Scriptor13]

It's always a joy to watch you do tastings. You're both honest but polite. 😄 By your happy reactions, I think the salmon would have been my favorite onigiri. Your advice to double the filling in the beef and scallop onigiri and raise the price makes perfect sense. I think most people are happy to pay more for a significantly tastier product.👍❤️❤️

[@Del-Lebo]

Love your older videos!!!

[@Del-Lebo]

Thank you for all you do! 🥰🤗

[@jessyup1368]

We just got stationed in Japan, and your videos have made ROM more tolerable. Or less...everything looks so good! Love your personalities!

[@RocKM001]

Ooooh! I've always wanted to give those ago whenever I was buying Famimart Onigiri when I was in Jp.... but the basic Mentaiko Onigiri was just soooooo goooood!

[@BubuleSan]

I miss kombini onigiri so much... Yeah it's so expensive outside of Japan. Here in France, where I work we make and sell onigiri. For example, the ume one is 2.7€, which means 300yens... and there not a whole ume in it !!! :'( The saba one seems soooo good !

[@TabiEats]

That is expensive!

[@Whiskey_Assassin]

Your Aomori video was one of the first that I saw when I found you channel. I will go watch it again :)

[@paulhammerich9244]

This is my favorite snack my Mom would make the sour plum one. It was such a wonderful taste

[@mellisandes]

I've watched your Hokkaido local train videos a few times and I loved seeing more of the places that you wouldn't see on the shinkansen train journey and the food was great too. Once the covid situation settles I'd love to see another local train trip like that maybe to Kyushu perhaps. As for the onigiri they looked delicious but that wagyu beef one was a disappointment for not having enough beef, otherwise it would have been the winner instead of the saba for me. Great video guys 💙💙💙

[@jtetsuya]

I've never seen you so speechless and in disbelief at something you ate! Haha everyone wants to try that salmon now! The best salmon onigiru I've eaten was homemade from a stall at outer Tsukiji market 😭 I miss it so much!

[@fayj.3344]

いつもいつも、とても楽しく、そして癒されます。 お二人の雰囲気、大好きです。

[@TabiEats]

ありがとうございます。^^

[@LeeDee5]

I make my own but I would buy these right away if I could. The salmon one looked amazing!

[@ashirichan]

I miss onigiri SO MUCH. We ate them for lunch every day when we visited Japan. So affordable and delicious.

[@thrranger1983]

Yummy! I would love to have onigiri...I may have to make them myself. I love salmon....fish is so yummy when cooked right. The beef looks nice..I'm not a huge beef eater. I would definitely go for the fish over the beef. I would love to try the mackerel. Thank you for sharing!

[@huyhoangviet5966]

I miss this, back when i was in middleschool, onigiri was my dinner before after school classes and stuff.

[@MiggyMeista]

This makes me miss Japan, onigiri were such a nice treat when craving something cheap to eat while visiting there. Love your videos guys.

[@raffaelebennett7944]

Yall are definitely one of my favorite channels. I'm learning Japanese I would love to teach English in Japan in the future. Have to work on getting my bachelor's degree first.

[@caz8168]

Our 7/11 has only 3 flavours spicy tuna, sweet chili salmon and teriyaki mushroom. My favorite is the mushroom and it sells for $3Aud. I’m just thankful they have something.

[@amychau8972]

Love your videos and just watched and liked “Fishing for scallops in Aomori”.

[@TabiEats]

Thanks for checking out the older video

[@EttaOslo]

If I want onigiri in Norway, I have to make it myself. The salmon and mackerel looks delicious! Hope they still have it next time I'm in Japan! I'll try to replicate it here with smoked mackerel.

[@joyceyamamoto5452]

Oh, premium onigiri looks so delicious!! You two are so much fun! Salmon onigiri seemed amazing!! YUM!

[@CaffeiNeko]

I am going to dream about this salmon onigiri. Thanks for the video !

[@mindysmom6132]

Hi my handsome boys! I loved watching this video! You’re so lucky that you have premium onigiri, and I have to agree with you both, in that the Saba and Sake onigiri looked amazing! I’m not a huge scallop fan, but I still remember watching you both fish for scallop in Aomori a couple of years ago. I think you mentioned that they no longer do that? Zannen deshita ne, about the Kuro wagyu beef onigiri. Bummer! My all time favorite onigiri filling is to take a handful of bonito flakes, pour shoyu over it, with a gloved hand, squeeze off the shoyu, then put that ball of bonito deliciousness right into the middle, then form the onigiri. Thanks for sharing boys! ♥️♥️

[@fabiennen.928]

I am so jealous. In Germany (Düsseldorf) a normal tuna mayonnaise onigiri costs 431.27 yen (€ 3.50). Wish there were more Japanese Shops here. Sushi is also quite expensive here. I miss Japan. By the way.. Love your Vidios. 😉 Watch them as a good night ritual. 😁

[@laffantion3189]

started making them myself. Its really cheep that way. 200 grams of rice become 10 Onigiri. My favorite filling is Minced meat boiled in soy sauce with carrot and onion. Tuna ones are the cheepest to make haha xD

[@laffantion3189]

das ist echt überteuert :O

[@fabiennen.928]

@@laffantion3189 Yes, this way is cheeper. I make them also myself. often with Furikake.

[@fabiennen.928]

@@laffantion3189 Ja das ist teuer. Selber machen ist deutlich günstiger. Es gibt Furikake, das sind Onigiri Gewürzmischungen, die man auch einfach über eine Schale Reis machen kann. Auch sehr lecker. Gibt es in vielen verschiedenen Variationen. Oder einfach Noriblätter klein schnibbeln und mit Sesam dazu geben. Auch sehr lecker.

[@melissadunton3534]

Hey guys! Finally catching up on your videos. I missed quite a few this last week, because I’m finally back to working full time, gotta say...I was anticipating the weekend so i could see what you’ve been up to. And I wasn’t disappointed!!! Love all the new videos...on all your channels. Thanks again for always giving us something to look forward to. ✌️❤️😊

[@TabiEats]

Always good to read your comments :(

[@yingx4139]

This is making me miss Japan so much, I used to love popping into a convenient shop and getting onigiri as a snack/quick meal

[@eukaryote-prime]

Cheap onigiri sustained my days as a breakfast on my last trip so I could spend more for dinner or lunch. These look amazing.

[@TheLadyLuck523]

Ha! This is so nostalgic for me. I found your channel when you did you epic (20 pieces!) onigiri taste test. The premium ones you tried today look so good! I particularly like saba so I'd love to eat that. Glad to see you're staying safe and well in these interesting times.

[@mechalpuco]

cool! i have a familymart across the street, but i’ve been so used to going to lawson instead. time to reconsider, the scallop in particular looked so good!

[@marianharris441]

I think $2 is totally reasonable I wish we had something like Family Mart here in California

[@joyous6433]

I am so ready to visit Japan

[@uptownkittydc]

I love'd your reaction to the salmon 😍😍

[@marlenidottv]

HI GUYS. I loved the salmon one. Idk what they put in those onigiri but their so addicting.

[@danmccarthy4700]

I don't like fish whatsoever but seeing Shinichi's mind get blown by that salmon onigiri makes me second-guess my preferences.

[@catchyname5403]

Our taste buds change so it's a good idea to retry things throughout the years. I used to dislike green olives in my 20's now 😋 I like to give things 3 tries because quality differs from place to place for a few reasons.

[@Ash_Wen-li]

Maybe start with milder light fish like haddock, halibut, grouper or cod. Exposure plays a large role in taste preferences too, sometimes you just need to unlearn a bias you had when you were a kid. I used to hate mustard and mushrooms but eventually learned to love them.

[@catchyname5403]

@@Ash_Wen-li good advice, yup. 😁

[@MrtavLadanSutra]

Try red meat fish if you don't like white meat fish.

[@eukaryote-prime]

Catchy Name Another thing I’ve found is that some flavors are too intense, but I enjoy them when combined with other flavors, or cooking changes it. Raw black olives? No way, but on a pizza? Yum. Raw tomatoes? I try all the time, still too intense. Mixed in with other flavors? Pretty okay. Cooked. Yum!

[@hellsop]

Most expensive one of these is almost US$2. When I can even find onigiri in the US, $1.75 gets something with a bit of shredded salmon mixed into the rice or just spicy mayonnaise. Something this nice would probably cost between $3 and $4.

[@marmill_]

HELLO 😋 😋 they do look 😋 😋 the GOLD PACKAGING & anything SALMON is GREAT!

[@wendiyee6442]

You guys are so lucky to get such nice treats, in Japan. 😋

[@vspence2]

I miss FamilyMart so much and I’m mad I didn’t try the premium onigiri when I was there in December. That salmon and mackerel look so good! *falling asleep to the FamilyMart jingle in my head*

[@whitewarwolf]

I’m glad my favorites were the best tasting ones, now I know what to get.

[@cycg1935]

I also prefer beef & scallop over fish so i can imagine Satoshi's disappointment, the salmon surprising looked the best overall. I remember your hotato fishing vid, you were literally catching your meal; it was nerve wracking each time it looked like the scallops were slipping off the hook.

[@Muertenoir]

To get a feast of different snacks from a Japanese konbini would be a dream come true! Closest I can get is the Lawson mart in Hawaii.

[@TheWorldAccordingtoJason]

Man I miss combini onigiri! These all looked soooooo good! I’ve found a few places in the NY/NJ areas that have them but they aren’t as good as in Japan! Thanks for the guys!

[@xmz5unnyx]

I've always wanted to try these!!!

[@maui8084]

So jealous...I look forward to the day travel is safe again. The salmon onigiri looked bomb!

[@georgianasstudio]

Rice malt is wicked stuff! I love mackerel. yum.

[@sandraweilbrenner67]

They started selling onigiri at my local store in arizona they have salmon ones.

[@russelldavis1539]

Gonna need the name of the store as a fellow arizona resident!

[@silvermesh]

Great video, I am going to make some onigiri this week now

[@badgirl197824]

I've always wanted to try them

[@badgirl197824]

I wish I could get some shipped to Mississippi

[@350zvince]

I am gonna try to make these myself, let's hope they will be halfway decent as those in the video 😁

[@AlittleAcorn]

Aah I miss these. Love the salmon one

[@Neerepha]

Just what I need to get some good sleep! It's a special please to watch you when I fasted for the entire day

[@schmanker]

Love you guys. 💖

[@marynichols438]

Unfortunately, onigiri is not sold here. I have not had the opportunity to taste it, but it looks so tasty! I was a bit surprised that you didn't include the price of these, in Japanese and English. I love the pickled ginger. Thanks for sharing this with us.

[@suechun8871]

If there is a perfect meal it is salmon musubi...yep I would be happy with the gold Family Mart .

[@katiehass4666]

Your videos always make me smile.

[@emelitasantos7509]

Nxt time pls, famous instant Ramen which I can buy it here in mla. Always watching your vid. Stay safe.

[@TabiEats]

Will do!

[@ookingdomstaroo]

These all sounds so affordable! The basic ones where I am are $2 +tax and the nicer ones are $3 +tax. They're not even half as delicious as yours.

[@shivwesker]

I love this channel so much ♥️ Hope you’re having a wonderful day/night guys, much love! ♥️

[@gaialo]

They look super-good, but I prefer when the nori is separated from the rice and maintains its crispiness! :)

[@vishnupriyamohan8588]

Wen Shinichi said that's a old video Me: I saw it wen u posted it way back and I am an old subcriber of ur channel guys!!❤........love from Chennai India

[@faridahakmar4993]

I wish i want to have those premium onigiri from the family mart near my area,looks soooo good 😍🍙❤️

[@0x4d2c3]

Love you guys

[@chaerunfi]

My favorite food when I was in Japan is definitely onigiri from the konbini

[@plejade4125]

What a mouthwatering selection of delicious looking Onigiri, whuoo🤤 I would probably go for the premium ones, comparing to our (not that tasty and with weak ingrediants, common canned tuna and soggy rice sticking like glue is around 5$😫 ) Onigiri they must be heaven. Ohhh and I loved the video you mentioned, saw it back then when you posted it. Still love it and because I have some free time, I decided to bingewatch your old videos😄 After all these many years I might have forgotten things. Have a wonderful weekend and thank you ^^//

[@pikakerose]

we have a musubi chain here in hawaii that has some variety musubi but theirs is so tiny family mart looks huge with huge filling thanks so sharing

[@jingliu71]

I LOVE onigiri! They are easier to make than sushi and SO cute!!

[@wolf_eol]

Seeing your videos make my days a little more brighter, you're both so much fun 🎉❤️

[@hiereusiona8926]

You know how I feel about your konbini videos.I am so happy you have a new one. I wanted to go back to Japan so badly. I hope this pandemic will end soon.

[@catherinebond7474]

Unfortunately, the shop that sold rice balls closed at the beginning of the pandemic and didn't renew their lease. We didn't go often because it was a hour away. My favorite is salmon and I really want to try that premium one. Do a show on ship koji? Does watching videos more than once help?

[@juliecollett6549]

I want to try these , they all look soooooooo delicious

[@OllamhDrab]

Those do look great and well worth the asking price. :) (it also makes me think that just cause I don't usually care for mackeel much here, haven't had it Japan style. I'd probably go right for the salmon or beef or scallops anyway, though. :)

[@debraharrison6170]

I love Satoshis shirt

[@southerncaltattooedbiker3643]

Can Satoshi make a video about how to pickle ginger ? It's very hard to find in my state of Arizona unless you go to a suchi restaurant ! Love the video tonight Hi Shinishi & Satoshi 🌺 Justin 🐶🐾

[@keevansixx4185]

quick and dirty basic homemade recipe: fresh ginger root. peel the skin off. slice thinly with a kitchen knife or use a food slicer with a shave feature. toss slices with a little bit of sea salt and let sit for 30 minutes. pack a mason jar with ginger slices and a little sugar. fill the rest of the jar with rice vinegar. seal and let sit in fridge for a couple of weeks (or somewhere relatively cool) to allow the rice vinegar to work it's magic. spicy, crispy, and very strong. The pink ginger slices you see in restaurants are mass fermented in huge tanks. It's possible to do at home with the right tools like a crock fermenter and the right starter lactic acid bacteria base, but not too many people have easy access to those tools. In the states, Lehman's hardware store carries European style fermentation crocks with the water lock seal if you wish to try your hand at fermentation pickling at home. the only thing after that is finding the correct lactic acid bacterium starter to make picked ginger. (also good for making kimchi)

[@southerncaltattooedbiker3643]

@@keevansixx4185 Thank you very much going to do this weekend I love them ginger 😊

[@janertzc1429]

Missing the yummy stuff in the konbini!

[@msspears8915]

You always show great yummy looking food I want to try in Japan. This is one thing I will say is you can eat really good but cheap in Japan. Thanks again guys. Sending love....

[@charleydickens6585]

I LIVE for Onigiri. In the UK I've only been able to make my own. I'm so sad that if we could get these ready made in supermarkets here we could probably only get them in "high end" supermarkets where they would happily charge at least £4-5 per onigiri . One uk £ is around 136 yen. When you put the words salmon and scallop even near it it would be even more... im so jealous. Me and my 6year old son love binge watching your uploads. We are massive fans and have been watching your videos since he was 2. He dreams of visiting a japanese 7 eleven or family mart.. as do I!

[@Ralesk]

I think those are pretty reasonably priced ^^ Normal ones can be over a 100 yen too and these were filled soooo much :D

[@dennistani1986]

Thanks guys for another great video!! We go to family mart all the time for ice coffee and macha drinks, I'll have to try these.

[@cookbook800]

That's it!!! I cannot take it anymore! I have to stop watching your videos! I want to move to JAPAN!!!

[@maggiec.757]

Question: I love eating onigiri....favorties are eel, salmon and spicy tuna. Is it best eaten warm or cold?

[@TabiEats]

We like them both ways

[@perdomot]

They should name the beef one Wendy, as in 'WHERE'S THE BEEF???" LOL

[@ramoncgtc]

Onigiri sounds tasty, great videos

[@arlenegrimm6644]

love you guys so much! ❤️ absolutely enjoyed this one.

[@jamesmccullough1395]

I have only been on your channel for a little while.I love your evaluations and commentary. Greetings from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

[@kaylaplumb7502]

Love your food videos from the convinent stores

[@fumikotakanenozaka4710]

Salutes to both of you. Wonderful vlogs which make us eat more... Congrates.

[@imjayhime]

That salmon onigiri 😍🤤

[@HelloKitty-ed5cy]

Oh yumm, they looked so good. The scallop one takes my fancy, with the pickled ginger... It kills me that we cannot travel at the moment.. I'll absolutely try these when we can travel again. My list of 'must try' is getting longer and longer, thanks Guys.. :)

[@MultiTrinket]

I love these shows. Definitely will try these when I visit.

[@leedaley9354]

Another great vid, keep them coming 😀

[@SOIV1000]

I miss Tokyo sooooo much! 💕💕

[@felixmoonrocks7488]

I love Onigiri 😍 great video