Kinantamma Putra Djajadipura

       Onigiri  takes its name from the Japanese word nigiru , the meaning is “to grasp” or “to squeeze,” so called because it is pressed by hand into a triangle  . Onigiri  can be eaten either cold or hot, although if it is not quickly refrigerated, the starch in the rice can make it brittle. The first known instance of  onigiri  dates back more than 2,000 years, recovered from an archaeological site in Ishikawa  prefecture. It was served to court functionaries during the Heian period  (794–1185) and played a part in a ritual gift exchange  between those functionaries and the nobility. With the addition of pickled plums and other ingredients, it became a military ration during the Kamakura Period  (1192–1333), celebrated in martial ballads. In the Edo Period ( 1603–1867) it emerged as a popular foodstuff available to everyone, as seen in a wood-block print  by the artist Hiroshige  in his famed series  Fif...