{"product_id":"bucket-hat-maki-nigiri-onigiri","title":"Bucket Hat 'Maki Nigiri Onigiri' - おにぎり","description":"\u003ch2\u003eFour staples of Japanese cooking, embroidered across a bucket hat\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJapanese cuisine\u003c\/strong\u003e — \u003cem\u003ewashoku\u003c\/em\u003e (和食) — was added to the UNESCO list of intangible cultural heritage in 2013. The listing recognized a culinary tradition built on five founding principles: five tastes, five colors, five cooking methods, five senses, five attitudes. It prizes the freshness of its ingredients, respects the seasons, and keeps preparation restrained. A daily washoku meal is typically a bowl of rice, a miso soup, several small dishes called \u003cem\u003eokazu\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003etsukemono\u003c\/em\u003e lacto-fermented vegetables.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFour preparations run through every generation. \u003cstrong\u003eMaki-zushi\u003c\/strong\u003e is rice and filling rolled in a sheet of nori and cut into rounds. \u003cstrong\u003eNigiri-zushi\u003c\/strong\u003e is a hand-pressed finger of vinegared rice topped with a slice of raw fish. \u003cstrong\u003eOnigiri\u003c\/strong\u003e is the triangular rice ball built to be eaten with one hand. \u003cstrong\u003eGunkan-maki\u003c\/strong\u003e — literally \"battleship roll\" — is a small nori cylinder holding fish roe or something creamier. Between them they cover the whole range of use: the formal meal, the lunch eaten standing up, the childhood snack, the thing you order with sake.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe embroidery lines up \u003cstrong\u003eall four\u003c\/strong\u003e as a run of small, precise figures: a maki roll with its filling showing at the cut end, an orange salmon nigiri with the grain of the fish visible, a white triangular onigiri with its band of nori across the base, and a gunkan-maki crowned with bright ikura roe spilling slightly over the rim. It works less as decoration than as a piece of identification.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe mid-profile bucket shape gives real \u003cstrong\u003esun coverage\u003c\/strong\u003e and lets the colors of the four pieces read clearly against the crown. Wear it with a graphic tee, cargo shorts and chunky sneakers for a summer streetwear read, or with an open chambray shirt and seersucker shorts by the water. Made for izakaya nights, food festivals, market crawls, and eating your way through Japan. An easy gift for home sushi-makers and anyone who photographs their lunch.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e98% cotton, 2% elastane\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMid profile, 7.5 cm (3 in) brim\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne size: 54.9-60 cm (21.6-23.6 in)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSoft inner lining\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFlat seams and clean finishing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Japan Clothing","offers":[{"title":"Black","offer_id":53756537864539,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Grey","offer_id":53756537897307,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Khaki","offer_id":53756537930075,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"White","offer_id":53756537962843,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/9300\/2473\/files\/bucket-hat-maki-nigiri-onigiri-black.jpg?v=1786453223","url":"https:\/\/japan-clothing.com\/products\/bucket-hat-maki-nigiri-onigiri","provider":"JAPAN CLOTHING","version":"1.0","type":"link"}