Why was the Onigiri the rice ball was edited out?

Question

I was looking at Psypokes.com's banned episodes, banned foods, weapons, content. items and banned Pokemon from the anime. Also how do make sweet rice balls that taste like dounuts, elclairs, and other sweet foods? And there was something bad about the onigiri? Please help! and the recipe please! Thank You!

That was the joke among the followers of Pocket Monsters: What will be the onigiri be called this week? deal. And good point.

Answer 1

I don't know anything about making onigiri, but the reason that the onigiri was removed/changed in the episode had nothing to do with it being bad or offensive.

All they were doing was making the show more accessible and easier to releate to by changing it to a food that American children were more familiar with. Most kids have no idead what onigiri is.