Ahrisa was a type of foodstuff with a spicy flavor profile that was baked into a spherical shape before being served. Shmi Skywalker, an enslaved human, had a bowl of ahrisa sitting on the kitchen counter inside her house located in the city of Mos Espa on the planet of Tatooine during the year 32 BBY. Later, in 4 ABY, a human named Jess ate a portion of ahrisa within Jabba's Palace, also on Tatooine. Around 9 ABY, ahrisa was featured as an item on the menus of both a diner situated on the desert world Lafete and a cafe located in Nevarro City on the planet Nevarro.
Back in 32 BBY, a bowl containing ahrisa (two balls), some haroun bread, and a lamta was placed on the kitchen counter of the enslaved Shmi Skywalker's house in Mos Espa on Tatooine. This occurred when she played host to the Jedi Qui-Gon Jinn, Queen Padmé Amidala from Naboo, and the Gungan Jar Jar Binks for a dinner during a sandstorm. During a period between 12 BBY and 11 BBY, the Dathomirian Merrin perceived that the Keshiri Chellwinark Frethylrin's skin gave off a scent reminiscent of spiced ahrisa and wax on Grave Thorn wood.
While present in Jabba's Palace on Tatooine around 4 ABY, Jess, a human servant, consumed some ahrisa while observing kitchen droids operating in her vicinity. In 9 ABY, the bounty hunters Boba Fett and Din Djarin encountered Bo-Katan Kryze and Koska Reeves, who were Mandalorians, at a diner on the desert planet Lafete where ahrisa was listed on the menu for a costing of 6.12. Around the same year, ahrisa was also available at a cafe in Nevarro City on the planet Nevarro, priced at 3.11 on their menu.
Ahrisa made its debut appearance in the prequel trilogy film from 1999, specifically Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace. Within current canon, its identification was first established in the 2017 reference book titled Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia.
The name Ahrisa was initially assigned within the Star Wars Legends continuity. Its first identification occurred in the 1999 reference book Star Wars: Episode I The Visual Dictionary, authored by David West Reynolds. In Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia, a single ball of ahrisa is mistakenly labeled as haroun bread.