O Nigiri

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People say Japan is expensive, but if you know the tricks, it can be remarkably affordable.
O-Nigiris are our favorite quickie lunch or snack. The ‘O’ in the front of the name connotes reverence or respect, and as it should be. We learned to carry wasabi and soy sauce with us at all times, and then you can pick up these little beauties at convenience or grocery stores. They’re rice shaped into triangles and wrapped in nori, with a little medallion of salmon, seaweed, veggies, or other treats in the middle. It’s essentially the poor man’s sushi, and is freakin awesome as a lunch to go. It is so easy to eat healthily in Japan. You actually kind of have to go out of your way to eat poorly. Perfect detox. for kids from Farmbillville.
We ate sushi every day but one in Japan. We bought it from grocery stores and picnicked all over the city. Felt as if I could live like this for a long while. Am contemplating teaching here…

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