Ingredients: warm rice, salt, seaweed, and your favorite filling.

First, wash your hands and prepare a clean bowl. Put warm rice in the bowl and add a little salt.

Wet your hands with water. This helps the rice stay on the rice ball, not on your fingers.

Place some rice in your hand. Add a small amount of filling in the center. Salmon, tuna, or pickled plum all work well.

Cover the filling with more rice. Press gently and make a triangle or a round shape. Do not press too hard. A rice ball is food, not a stress ball.

Wrap it with seaweed just before eating. Serve with tea or miso soup.