Onigiri
Onigiri is a Japanese rice ball made from white rice. We usually put filling in the rice ball and shape the rice into a ball, triangle, and cylinder.
Situations where Japanese people eat onigiri.
Onigiri is a popular picnic food in Japan. We put onigiri in a bento box (lunch box), and eat it at a park.
Rice balls are a good food for breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks and any occasion.
There is no Japanese person who doesn't like onigiri.
Not only rice balls, but also omusubi and nigirimeshi Also called.
Many Japanese people recall eating onigiri when they were small.
There are many different types of rice balls in Japan.
There are so many kinds of ingredients that you can’t decide which one to choose.
Fried rice and chicken rice are also made into rice balls.
Ranking of favorite rice ball ingredients.
First, when we asked the question,
``What is your favorite onigiri ingredient?'', most people answered ``Mentaiko/Cod roe (23.9%),'' followed by ``Salmon (23.4%)'' and
``Tuna mayo (21.6%).
Although it was a close second, "Mentaiko/Cod roe" came in first place.
