Jump on the bandwagon! The Maritozzo of the rice ball world, the XX-tozzo

[819 Rice Balls] Koichian (Shibuya) XX-tozzo


Rice balls are delicious, easy to make, easy to carry, and are the perfect menu item!

However...
There is one disappointing thing about them.

That is, they aren't photogenic.

Basically, they are a two-tone color of seaweed and rice.
They aren't exactly in a surprisingly stylish shape either.

Compared to that, bread and sweets are photogenic.

In the past, I admired those stylish breads so much that I ended up writing an article like this...

Oh, that's right.

Speaking of recent trends, it has to be the Maritozzo, right?


Fluffy bread filled with a mountain of whipped cream.
It has an impactful look, and there's a sense of occasion when you eat it, getting cream all over your mouth.

Ah. I wonder if there's something as stylish as this Maritozzo in the rice ball world.

Maritozzo...

Maritozzo...

Ah, my beloved Maritozzo...

In the basement of Shibuya Station.
Inside the Tokyu Food Show is Koichian, which sells rice balls and sushi.

Here, I found the form of that Maritozzo I was looking for...!

When I look closely at the sign, it's a little different...

No, no. It seems to be trending on Twitter too!

This is sure to be a hit.

Oh my.
They're lined up! They're lined up!


Doesn't it look just like the Maritozzo lined up at a bakery?
It's way too stylish.

I'm going to buy one right away!

But you know...
The name is Sushi-tozzo...

It looks completely like a rice ball stuffed with tons of ingredients, though.
(Well, I have a rule that anything that looks like a rice ball is okay, so this is safe too... sweat)

More importantly, I'm curious about how it tastes.

I see.
The vinegared rice is rolled into a rice ball shape!
And what's packed in between isn't cream, but a mountain of negitoro (minced fatty tuna with green onions)!
As I keep eating, there's chopped pickled radish inside.

Oh. It's basically a giant toro-taku (tuna and pickled radish) roll!

This is just too delicious.

Actually, there was some soy sauce included, but if I pour it on this Sushi-tozzo, the negitoro blocks it and it all drips down to the bottom...
How am I supposed to use this?!

But!
Looking at the bright side, the fact that it takes a bit of effort to eat is just like a Maritozzo!

On my 819th day of the rice ball challenge, I wonder if the era of photogenic rice balls has finally arrived.
Buono, buono, as they say.

That was a delicious meal!

If you'd like, please also check out the ambiguous world line between rice balls and sushi.

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