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Onigiri (お握り or 御握り), also known as omusubi (お結び) or nigirimeshi (握り飯), is a Japanese rice ball made from white rice.It is usually formed into triangular or cylindrical shapes, and wrapped in nori (seaweed).
Spam musubi is a snack and lunch food composed of a slice of grilled Spam sandwiched either in between or on top of a block of rice, wrapped together with nori in the tradition of Japanese onigiri. Spam musubi are commonly sold in convenience stores packaged in plastic boxes.
Spam and egg onigiri costs 300 yen ($1.90); the one adorned with several types of “kombu,” or edible kelp, called “Dashi Punch X3,” costs 280 yen ($1.80). “Onigiri is the infinite universe.
Sushi (すし, 寿司, 鮨, 鮓, pronounced or ⓘ) is a traditional Japanese dish made with vinegared rice (鮨飯, sushi-meshi), typically seasoned with sugar and salt, and combined with a variety of ingredients (ねた, neta), such as seafood, vegetables, or meat: raw seafood is the most common, although some may be cooked.
Bowl of Sushi by Hiroshige (1797–1858). Makizushi with rice rolled in tamagoyaki (front) and nigirizushi with shrimp (back).. The history of sushi (すし, 寿司, 鮨, pronounced or) began with paddy fields, where fish was fermented with vinegar, salt and rice, after which the rice was discarded.
In 1854, Japan started to enter new trade deals with Western countries. [9] When Emperor Meiji took power in 1868 as part of the Meiji Restoration, the government began to adopt Western customs, including the use of animal products in food. [10] The new ruler staged a New Year’s feast designed to embrace the Western world and countries in 1872.
A typical bento bought from a grocery store. A bento (弁当, bentō, Kyūjitai: 辨當) [1] is a Japanese-style single-portion take-out or home-packed meal, often for lunch, typically including rice and packaged in a box with a lid (often a segmented box with different parts of the meal placed in different sections).
Nori used to wrap onigiri. Nori is commonly used as a wrap for sushi and onigiri (rice balls). The dry seaweed is used to pick up rice balls without getting the hands sticky. Senbei (rice crackers) sometimes contain a piece of nori as well. Strips or small sheets of nori are used as garnish for noodles, soups, and rice dishes.