2022. Is a BIG WAVE of Pork Tamago Onigiri coming!?

[872nd Onigiri] Gonbei (Shibuya Station) Pork Tamago Onigiri



For the past 2000 years or so...
Onigiri has been a food unrelated to trends.

It is a presence that is far too familiar.
It is a presence that is taken for granted to be nearby.
Onigiri was something that had neither trends nor obsolescence.

To use a sea metaphor, it was a food that could be described as a calm, with almost no wind or waves.


Time has passed, and now it is the Reiwa era.
Actually, right now, I feel like a small wave is coming to the world of onigiri, which could be called a calm.

That wave is about to spread across Japan from the southern islands, riding the Kuroshio Current.

And that wave is...

Pork Tamago Onigiri!

The Okinawan pork tamago onigiri, which I have featured over and over again, is showing signs of becoming a nationwide phenomenon in this Reiwa era.

For example...

Specialty shops are opening in Tokyo...

It is being sold nationwide at FamilyMart...

And just the other day, Horiemon himself opened a specialty shop in Harajuku!
(I'll have to go report on that sometime)

At this rate, the wave seems likely to accelerate all at once.
2022.
Perhaps a pork tamago whirlwind might just blow through.

Such a wave is even hitting that Onigiri Gonbei!

Onigiri Gonbei located in the basement of Shibuya Station.
It is the ultimate onigiri chain where you can be satisfied with the taste, quality, volume, and price, all in one.

A solid, triangular shape is the hallmark of Onigiri Gonbei.
But, right in the middle, there's an onigiri that feels a bit different from the rest.

With its plump appearance, it features thick-cut luncheon pork and an equally thick tamagoyaki (Japanese omelet)!

Yes, it's the Pork Tamago Onigiri!

Looking at it again, both the pork and the egg are so thick...

You can't take a bite unless you open your mouth wide!

Nom, nom, nom.

Oh, I see.
The savory flavor of the luncheon pork, the sweetness of the tamagoyaki, and the tangy mayonnaise sauce.
As each flavor asserts itself and combines with the rice, it transforms into a single, delicious experience.

It's as if each wave is merging to become one big wave.

Big wave!
Big wave!

In 2022, the Pork Tamago Onigiri might just be the next big thing.
Keep an eye on it!

That was a delicious meal!

I can't take my eyes off the Pork Tamago!

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