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Char siu onigiri (チャーシューおにぎり): What It Is, Ingredients & Origin

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Char siu onigiri (チャーシューおにぎり) is a Japanese food classified as onigiri. Ingredients listed for it include chāshū.

Name in Japaneseチャーシューおにぎり
Typeonigiri
Main ingredientschāshū

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