“Onigiri” explained in 4 pictures

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Young children understand that onigiri is a food made by shaping rice with the hands, that it comes in different shapes and fillings, and that it can be held and eaten by hand

Onigiri is a food made by shaping rice with your hands.
Some onigiri are triangle-shaped, and some are round.
They are easy to hold and eat with your hands.

💬 What is onigiri?

Onigiri is a food made by shaping rice with your hands. Some onigiri are triangle-shaped, and some are round. They are easy to hold and eat with your hands.

🤔 What shape does the onigiri look like?

Onigiri is made from many rice grains.
Warm rice sticks together a little.
When you press it firmly, it becomes a shape.

💬 The rice grains are gathered together

Onigiri is made from many rice grains. Warm rice sticks together a little. When you press it firmly, it becomes a shape.

Onigiri sometimes has a filling inside.
There can be salmon, kombu seaweed, pickled plum, and more.
There are also salt-flavored onigiri with no filling.

💬 Sometimes there is a filling inside

Onigiri sometimes has a filling inside. There can be salmon, kombu seaweed, pickled plum, and more. There are also salt-flavored onigiri with no filling.

🤔 What kind of onigiri filling have you eaten before?

Onigiri is sometimes wrapped with nori.
Nori is a dark, thin food.
When you hold the nori, the rice is less likely to stick to your hands.

💬 Sometimes it is wrapped with nori

Onigiri is sometimes wrapped with nori. Nori is a dark, thin food. When you hold the nori, the rice is less likely to stick to your hands.

🤔 Have you seen onigiri with nori and onigiri without nori?