Bento #77: the Moomins
July 21, 2010
Posted by AnnaTheRed in bento blog (all), bento blog - anime Tags: Litte My, Moomins, Moomintroll, Snork Maiden, Snufkin
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I almost forgot to blog about the Moomins!
This was another bento I made for the Dream Bento Contest!
Bento #77: the Moomins
Created and eaten on: 7/6/2010
I was actually surprised to see some people requested the Moomins. I grew up watching the Moomins the animated show, thinking that the Moomins were hippos and it was Japanese. But it turned out, the Moomins are actually trolls and from Finland.
“The carefree and adventurous family live in their house in Moominvalley, in the forests of Finland, though in the past their temporary residences have included a lighthouse and a theatre. They have many adventures along with their various friends.” (from Wikipedia)
There are many interesting looking characters in the Moomins, but I decided to focus on the ones I really liked. The main Moomin, simply named “Moomin”, his girlfriend the Snork Maiden, Snufkin, Little My (pronounced “mee”) and of course, Hattifatteners! (“Nyoronyoro” in Japanese).
*Trivia: Moomin’s girlfriend had no name and was just called “the Snork Maiden” but it was called “Non-non” in the Japanese series (and that’s the one I remember), but then the author complained that the name sound negative, so they changed it to “Florence” later.
To make the bento look like Moominvalley, I put lettuce around the bento box first.
Moominvalley is surrounded with nature.
For Moomin, I mixed rice with ground black sesame seed and and mixed it with rice and a little bit of salt.
I thought Moomin was a hippo when I was little.
For the Snork Maiden, I mixed rice with the yolk from a hard boiled egg. When I was done mixing the rice, I wrapped two different kinds of rice in a separate plastic wrap and molded into the shape of a Moomin.
Awwww aren't they lovely?
*Trivia: Snorks are identical to Moomintrolls. The difference is Snorks come in different colors, and they can also change color according to their mood and feelings.
I wrapped mashed potato in plastic wrap, made the shape of Snufkin, and put it in the bento. For his face I cut out a half-circle from ham and put it on the mashed potato. Then I cut seaweed into the shape of his signature hat with scissors, put it on a slice of cheese, and cut the cheese around the seaweed. After I put his hat on his head, I cut cheese for the feather in his hat.
"One can never be truly free if one admires someone else too much."
For Little My I used leftover yam from the Lorax bento. I made a tear drop shape with a small oval shape using plastic wrap, and put it in the bento. Then I cut out ham in the same shape I used for Snufkin, and put it on her face.
She looks so mischievious.
I used a toothpick to make the lines on her hair.
For meat/veggies, I made my usual asparagus and carrot wrapped with bacon to make flowers, and put them in the bento.
I cheated and used a cutter for the flowers.
And those Hattifatteners… They’re white long living things with a lot of arm-like things on the side. They have eyes but no mouth, and they don’t talk but kind of move their body around to communicate. I cut fish cake into their shape, cut cheese for their eyes and put black sesame seeds for the pupils.
Later I learned that they travel in odd numbers... T_T
After all the characters were put in place, I stuck some asparagus and broccoli to fill empty spaces, made flowers with carrot, fish cake and cheese. Then I made everyone’s eyes with fish cake and seaweed.
As I was writing this blog post, I realized something… Something very embarrassing.
But I was in such a rush!
I forgot to put the blond hair on the Snork Maiden!
So I suppose Moomin is just hooking up with some random Snork in my bento.
Or…
There I fixed it.
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Aside from the horrible mistake I made, I do like my Moomins bento. The Moomins’ facial expression reminds me of Totoro. I guess Moomintrolls are kind of like European Totoro.
Only after I made the bento, I found out that Moomins the movie is coming out this summer! I’ve actually seen the music video of Bjork with footage from the movie before, but I thought it was just made for her video, and didn’t realize it was actually from the movie!
“Moomins and the comet chase” will be in theaters on August 2010, which is only a couple of weeks away! The movie is in 3D, but not the usual 3D. It’s done in claymation style!! I think it’s amazing that someone’s still making claymation films where other studios are rushing to make everything in CG/3D (with glasses).
Read more about the movie at the official site -> http://www.originalmoomin.com/
If you’re a fan of the Moomins or a fan of good old claymation style film, you should definitely check it out!
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Bento #74: Oruchuban Ebichu
February 23, 2010
Posted by AnnaTheRed in bento blog (all), bento blog - anime Tags: heart shape, oruchuban ebichu
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I actually wanted to make this bento on Valentine’s day, but Valentine’s day being on Sunday, and we because had to go to IKEA, I couldn’t make bento on the 14th. It didn’t feel like it was appropriate to make this one after Valentine’s day, but oh what the heck. No man would mind a bento filled with heart shapes, right?
Bento #74: Oruchuban Ebichu
Created and eaten on: 2/18/2010
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bento #60: Domo-kun
August 4, 2009
Posted by AnnaTheRed in bento blog (all), bento blog - anime Tags: croquette, domo-kun
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I was going to do a how-to on this and did a photo shoot on Sunday night, but it was getting late, and I was very sleepy & sloppy…
The croquettes didn’t look very good in the photos, so I decided to re-shoot some stuff again. I’ll post a how-to sometimes this week. But since I had already made them, I decided to use them for a quick regular-ish bento.
Bento #60: Domo-kun
Created and eaten on: 8/3/2009
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bento #51: PenPen and Lilith from Evangelion
June 2, 2009
Posted by AnnaTheRed in bento blog (all), bento blog - anime Tags: angel, evangelion, lilith, pen pen, penguin, penpen
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While I was making Prinny bento, very naturally, as an otaku, I thought of this.
Bento #51: Evangelion PenPen & Lilith
Created and eaten on: 6/2/2009
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bento #47: Ano niku (manga meat)
May 2, 2009
Posted by AnnaTheRed in bento blog (all), bento blog - anime Tags: ano niku, manga meat
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While I was making my Totoro with cherry blossoms bento, I was trying to figure out how to use all of the Inari-zushi skins. I usually buy canned Inari-zushi skins, and a can contains about 15 skins. I wanted to use them in a bento again, but I’ve already made Totoro and Nekobus… In the meantime, I’ve been working on a new bento idea, but I wasn’t too happy about it. Then I had an epiphany.
Bento #47: Ano Niku (Manga Meat)
Created and eaten on: 4/30/2009
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