non-bento #21: kagami-”onigiri” Totoro
January 7, 2010
Posted by AnnaTheRed in bento blog (all), bento blog - ghibli (totoro, etc...), bento blog - non bento Tags: rice ball, studio ghibli, totoro
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For those who have missed my previous post… Kagami-mochi is a decoration for the New Year in Japan. It’s made with 2~3 round rice cakes stacked on top of each other. Traditionally, you break it and eat it on the second Saturday or Sunday of January. I wanted to make some easy non-bento food on January 1st. It was really nothing special but I thought I’d just post some more pictures of this anyway.
Non-bento #21: Kagami-”onigiri” Totoro
Created and eaten on: 1/1/2010
W hen we’re home on weekend or on a vacation my boyfriend and I usually make rice balls with cod roe inside for brunch, so I decided to make Totoro rice balls. But when I was preparing the rice balls, the kagami-mochi in the kitchen gave me this idea.
First I made a big rice ball with cod roe inside for Totoro. I usually mix rice with ground black sesame seeds to make gray colored rice, but this time I tried sprinkling ground black sesame seed on top of rice. I cut and held a piece of paper over his stomach for the white part of his belly. It came out too spotty and dark though. I think I prefer mixing rice and black sesame seed. I cut seaweed for his eyes, nose and whiskers.
I wanted to make them look sleeping, but black sesame seed was so dark that you can't really see Totoro's eyes. T_T
For the chu-Totoro, I made a smaller rice ball with cod roe inside. Just like Totoro, I cut and held a piece of paper on over his stomach for the white part of his belly, and sprinkled seaweed powder. I cut seaweed for his eyes, nose, whiskers, the pattern on his stomach, and his ears with dried kelp.
The best way to spend a new year. Sleeping in!
I boiled a quail egg and made the chibi-Totoro, and made eyes with kamaboko (fish cake) and sesame seed. (see “how to make chibi-Totoro”)
I think chibi-Totoro is too excited to sleep in with all that snow ouside.
2010 has already started! Hopefully, I can get back to bento-ing after a loooong hiatus!
Totoro:
- rice with cod roe inside, black sesame seed, seaweed
Chu-Totoro:
- rice with cod roe inside, black sesame seed, seaweed, dried kelp
Chibi-Totoro:
- quail egg, kamaboko, black sesame seed
For more pictures of my bento, visit Bento! set and Bento details! set on my flickr page.
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I love the sleeping Totoro!! Well then, I love anything Totoro. I just got some seaweed stamps for Christmas! Can’t wait to use them!
Your blog is always so inspirative and creative! I have tagged you for an Blog-Award, please come and pick it up
http://bento-lunch-blog.blogspot.com/2010/01/happy-101-award-tagged-d.html
Wow , Totoro in 3D. Better than if James Cameron got his hands on him! Looks delish.