Onigiri

The history of rice balls is amazingly long. There are writings that tell us that many Shoguns at war back in the 1600s stored "Onigiri"s in their pockets for lunchtime meal. Also, today we know that "Onigiri"s stay in ones' stomach for a long time.The compact rice balls supplies energy for a long time and there will be no worry for hunger when one have an "Onigiri". "Onigiri"'s structure is simple. Side dishes such as see weed, salmon, and tuna flakes are rapped in rice that forms a shape of a ball. They are usually made to be a handy size so it is very convenient and this is one of the main reasons why "Onigiri" is so popular in Japan.Today, there are so many variations of "Onigiri"s.In convenient stores, various tastes of "Onigiri"s are shelfed."Onigiri" is one of the Japanese dishes that is long loved and will be long loved by all Japapanese.