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Onigiri vs Nigiri - What's the difference?

onigiri | nigiri |

As nouns the difference between onigiri and nigiri

is that onigiri is a rice ball while nigiri is regular sushi: a piece of raw fish (or other topping) on top of a small oblong brick of sticky white rice.

onigiri

English

(Onigiri)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • A rice ball.
  • *{{quote-news, year=2007, date=January 28, author=, title=Island Within an Island, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=The sprawling multipage menu offers cleanly executed dishes meant to accompany the sake, including standards like boiled edamame, and the filling rice balls called onigiri that you would expect at any izakaya, or Japanese pub. }}

    Synonyms

    * omusubi

    nigiri

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • Regular sushi: a piece of raw fish (or other topping) on top of a small oblong brick of sticky white rice.