a rice ball

[tzfujimino]

We call these kinds of food "onigiri" or "omusubi" in Japanese.
The English translation would be "a rice ball/rice balls".

If I said "I like eating rice balls" to you, would you understand what I meant?
Would it be better for me to explain further about what they are?

Thank you.

 

[tedmc]

That should not be a problem. In fact we have something similar here.

 

[Skrej]

Since it's such a literal meaning, it'd work in AmE as well, even if somebody wasn't familiar with the food.

For the record, I'd have difficulty eating the little pandas, however - I can just hear them screaming as I bite into them.

 

[tzfujimino]

Some people, especially women, make them.
I agree with you. I can't eat them, either.

 

[Rover_KE]

For the record, I'd have difficulty eating the little pandas, however - I can just hear them screaming as I bite into them.

Your squeamishness surprises me, Skrej: they've never been alive, and you hunt and eat your local wildlife.

 

[tzfujimino]

Chocolate pandas? Yes!
Real pandas? No!

 

[lotus888]

In the US (in the west anyway), wasubi is very popular. It's rice, seaweed and spam.


--lotus

 

[tzfujimino]

In the US (in the west anyway), wasubi is very popular. It's rice, seaweed and spam.
--lotus

They look like some kind of sushi to me.:-D
Do you call them wasubi/wasabi where you live?

 

[lotus888]

For some reason, some places call them wasubi. It looks like they should be called spam musubi.


--lotus

 

[emsr2d2]

Some people, especially women, make them.
I agree with you. I can't eat them, either.

Is there a reason why they're particularly made by women where you live?

 

[tzfujimino]

That's a difficult question to answer, ems, because I've never even thought about it!
I can't think of a reason at the moment, but
it might have something to do with Japanese culture. We might probably need to discuss gender roles in Japanese society.