Editing Onigiri (section)

==Rice and shapes ==
[[File:Onigiri (34885719823).jpg|thumb|''Shio-musubi'', or plain rice balls made only with salt]]
Usually, onigiri is made with [[steamed rice|boiled white rice]], though it is sometimes made with different varieties of cooked rice, such as:

* ''[[Okowa]]'' or ''kowa-meshi'': glutinous rice cooked or steamed with vegetables 
* ''[[Sekihan]]'': rice cooked with red [[azuki bean]]s
* ''Maze-gohan'': rice cooked with various preferred ingredients
* [[Fried rice]]
* [[Brown rice]]

The rice may be seasoned with salt, [[sesame]], ''[[furikake]]'', dried [[shiso]] flakes, and so on. Onigiri are typically triangular, but can come in many shapes, including round, cylindrical, rectangular, etc.{{Cn|date=February 2025}}