onigiri
Japanese rice ball
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Summary
onigiri ranks in the top 0.99% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,278 views/month, #770 of 77,819).[1]
Key Facts
- Made from material: rice[2], nori[3], chum salmon[4], table salt[5], kombu[6], mayonnaise[7], katsuobushi[8], Oryza sativa japonica[9]
- Subclass of: Japanese rice dish[10], rice ball[11], finger food[12]
- Part of: Japanese cuisine[13]
- Commons category: Onigiri[14]
- Unicode character: 🍙[15]
- Country of origin: Japan[16]
- Inception: 1100[17]
- Topic's main category: Category:Onigiri[18]
- Described by source: Adventures in Japanese[19]
- Different from: sushi[20]
- Cuisine: Japanese cuisine[21]
- Hashtag: onigiri[22]
- Serving temperature: lukewarm[23]
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Influence
Things named for onigiri include tenmusu[24]; Onigiri senbei[25], a snack[26]; and 10849 Onigiri[27], an asteroid[28].
Why It Matters
onigiri has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] onigiri is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]
Entities named for onigiri include tenmusu[24]; Onigiri senbei[25], a snack[26]; and 10849 Onigiri[27], an asteroid[28].