rice ball

Shaped sticky grain

Rice ball is a portion of cooked rice shaped by hand into a compact form, often round or triangular.

In Japanese cuisine, onigiri are rice balls typically wrapped in seaweed and filled with pickled plum, salmon, or other savory ingredients.

Rice balls appear across Asian cuisines in various forms—some fried, some stuffed, some plain: She packed rice balls for lunch.

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triangle · furikake · snack · bento box · lunch box · Sicilian · sushi · Korean cuisine · gimbap · mochi · Japan · sesame seeds · tradition · tuna · sticky · wrapped · savory · filling

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food form/texture

rice ballrice porridge

Boiled grain mush

congee · rice soup · jook · gruel · risotto

eating method

rice ballrice bowl

Vessel for steamed grain

congee · soup · rice porridge · stew · curry rice

portability/convenience

rice ballrice bowl

Vessel for steamed grain

bibimbap · donburi · paella · rice casserole · rice soup

Family

ball, rice, rice balls

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G