TOKYO (AP) — Onigiri is a ball of rice with something inside, similar to how two slices of bread with something in between makes a sandwich. In the same way that just about every American has made and ...

Plums: they're sweet, juicy and packed with beneficial antioxidants and dietary fiber. Although there are many varieties available to consumers, there are two main types of the small, purple fruit: ...

New Orleans, LA – Americans believe that “an apple a day keeps the doctor away.” In Japan, a similar saying holds true for the umeboshi, the Japanese plum. Recently, umeboshi plums started to become ...

Madonna is reportedly a fan but perhaps even she might balk at forking out £16 (US$28.8) for a small pickled Japanese plum, or kishu-umeboshi, a kind of plum that can be harvested only once every 60 ...