Japanese · snack

Onigiri (おにぎり)

Name: Onigiri (おにぎり)
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 3 cups cooked Japanese short-grain rice; 1 tsp salt; 4 sheets nori, cut into strips; fillings such as 2 pickled plums, 3 oz grilled salmon, 1/4 cup tuna-mayo

Onigiri (おにぎり) reads marine & briny 7.6, salinity 7.1 and fruity 6.3 on Palate's 0–10 flavor X-ray — a Japanese snack, about 10 min. Measured from the recipe itself: ingredients and technique.

The flavor X-ray — six axes, 0–10

Umami & Savory — 8.8 / 10
Sweet & Fruity — 7.9 / 10
Sour & Bright — 2.1 / 10
Bitter & Earthy — 1.8 / 10
Rich & Fat — 0.9 / 10
Aromatic & Spice — 3.5 / 10

The measured notes (of 18)

Marine & Briny 7.6 · Salinity 7.1 · Fruity 6.3 · Sweetness 5.5 · Umami 5.1 · Floral 3.5 · Sourness 2.1 · Earthy 1.7 · Bitterness 0.8 · Richness 0.8

What's in it (4)

3 cups cooked Japanese short-grain rice
1 tsp salt
4 sheets nori, cut into strips
fillings such as 2 pickled plums, 3 oz grilled salmon, 1/4 cup tuna-mayo

Time & effort: about 10 min · effort: easy

Nutrition (per 100 g, engine-estimated): 370.5 kcal, 12.6 g protein, 0.4 g fat, 73.3 g carbs

How it's cooked (3 steps)

Wet and lightly salt your hands, take a portion of warm rice, press a small indentation, and place the filling inside.
Shape into a firm triangle or ball by pressing firmly with cupped hands.
Wrap partially in a sheet of nori and serve at room temperature.

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Every number above is Palate's engine-measured estimate, computed from this recipe's ingredients and techniques — not human-tasted ratings or reviews.