Day 3 of the Bento for daycare

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It seems that he really does like the O-nigiri (お握り or 御握り; おにぎり, rice ball) so we are sticking with it.

The rice ball is made from white rice (sometimes you can find it in brown rice) formed into shapes (balls, triangular, oval shapes) and often wrapped in nori (seaweed). Traditionally, an onigiri is filled with pickled ume (umeboshi), salted salmon, katsuobushi, kombu, tarako, or any other salty or sour ingredient as a natural preservative