The ultimate Japanese soul food—a steaming bowl of miso soup paired with delicious seasoned rice! Onigiri rice and miso soup are Japan's answer to the classic soup and sandwich combo—but a whole lot healthier! In these 100 amazing recipes , nutritionist Megumi Fujii combines fresh seasonal ingredients with traditional Japanese superfoods to create deeply nourishing meals—the perfect antidote to modern ultra-processed foods. In this book, you'll find 48 delicious and easy-to-prepare meals like: Broccoli and Salmon Onigiri + Miso Soup with Clams and Mushrooms - Onigiri Rice with Nori and Sesame + Mackerel and Kimchee Miso Soup - Hijiki Seaweed Onigiri + Miso Soup with Ground Chicken and Carrots - Bright Green Onigiri + Miso Soup with Tofu and Shiitake Mushrooms - Oyster Onigiri + Pork and Turnip Miso Soup - Plus 43 other incredible combinations! Filled with beautiful photographs, the book showcases the limitless possibilities of two classic Japanese homestyle dishes. Fujii highlights the nutritional benefits of the ingredients in each recipe and introduces to all sorts of ways to use healthy Japanese superfoods like seaweed and miso that are now available everywhere. "Fascinating and inspiring to browse through one page at a time, Onigiri Rice & Miso Soup - the Perfect Pairing is an ideal, authentic, and 'kitchen cook friendly' resource for planning and creating palate pleasing, appetite satisfying, physical health inducing menus for any and all formal and informal dining occasions." — Midwest Book Review "…adventurous cooks will find this book to be an excellent introduction to one important component of Japanese cuisine." — Library Journal "The book itself is beautiful, with lovely full-page photos of each recipe, a clear and inviting layout, and the recipes are clear and well-written. All in all, this is a wonderfully creative cookbook for anyone looking for quick and easy approaches for a flavorful meal!" — Centsible Cooking "I think the beauty of the miso soups in this book is that they are not complicated. There is no long ingredient list. […] If you enjoy Japanese cuisine at all, and enjoy cooking ( or just want to cook more at home ), picking up this book is an excellent option." — AwesomeSauceEats blog "A great pick for those wanting to make onigiri and miso soup at home. There are so many options from seafood to meat to vegetable. Most of the recipes come together in minutes (as long as the rice is already steamed)." — Tara's Multicultural Table Megumi Fujii is a registered dietician and recipe developer in Japan. A graduate of Kagawa Nutrition University, she has worked on television cooking programs and as a food coordinator. Her books include Warming Sauces to Boost Your Immune System, Two-Dish Meals to Stay Healthy After 50, Main Dish Salads, Super Tasty Low-Cal Appetizers, 200 Essential Homestyle Recipes , and 100 Simple Bentos , all from Shufu to Seikatsu Sha Co.