Abstract: Disclosed is a utensil for molding sushi rice for use in preparing nigiri-zushi, the molding utensil having a split mold having a mold member, and an outer frame for the split mold to removably fit in, the molding utensil being characterized in that the utensil is provided with a pair of vertically split side mold members forwardly movable toward each other within the outer frame, each of the side mold members is provided on each of their opposite end walls with one of pairing elements provided by an angular cam and a pin for advancing the side mold member by about 5 mm, the other pairing element is provided on a wall of the upper mold member to be opposed to the end wall, the outer frame has such a depth that molding cavities having their contours defined by the lower mold member inserted into the outer frame to its bottom, the upper mold member pushed into the outer frame and fitted to the inserted lower mold member and the side mold members in a forwardly moved position within the outer frame have a combin

Abstract: Disclosed is a multi-cavity type utensil for molding sushi rice for use in preparing nigiri-zushi. The utensil has a split mold comprising a lower mold member and an upper mold member, and an outer frame for the split mold to removably fit in. The molding cavities defined by partition walls are formed in the lower mold member and the upper mold member. The cavities are arranged in a plurality of rows and have one or more intersections of crisscrossed partition walls. The cavity corners are rounded or beveled at least in a vertical direction. An upwardly and downwardly movable, spring-biased baffle piece is projected from the end surface of the intersection in at least one of the lower and upper mold members.