non-bento #16: Kaonashi and kodama onigiri
July 16, 2009
Posted by AnnaTheRed in bento blog (all), bento blog - non bento Tags: kaonashi, kodama, onigiri, princess mononoke, rice ball, spirited away
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My boyfriend and I are on the road again! We’ve been trying to empty the fridge, so I’ve been making regular bento. But I still wanted to make a kyaraben-ish thing, so I decided to make breakfast.
Non-bento #16: Kaonashi and Kodama onigiri (rice ball)
Created and eaten on: 7/15/2009
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how to make kodama, moogle and boo ghost steamed pork buns
March 26, 2009
Posted by AnnaTheRed in how-to (all), how-to - decorations Tags: kodama, mario boo ghost, moogle, steamed pork bun
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This recipe doesn’t use yeast, so if you want to make buns fast, this is for you! (But as I mentioned in my other post, it’s a bit dry inside.)
For more moist steamed pork bun dough, check out “how to make steamed pork bun dough with yeast.”
When I was experimenting with steamed buns, I realized that Kodama was perfect character to make with buns, so I decided to add Kodama for this how-to.
[How to make Kodama, Moogle and Boo Ghost steamed pork bun dough without yeast]
(makes 8 small buns)
- 1 and 1/4 cup of *cake flour
- 80 ml of water (5 and 1/2 TBS) or milk (I used water)
- 2 TBS of baking powder
- 2 TBS of sugar
- 1/2 TS of salt
- 1 TBS of sesame oil (or vegetable oil)
- seaweed for eyes and mouth (for Kodama, Moogle, Boo Ghost)
- kamaboko (fish cake) (for Boo Ghost’s teeth)
– red food coloring (for Moogle and Boo Ghost)
– wax paper or parchment paper
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how to make steamed pork bun dough with yeast
March 26, 2009
Posted by AnnaTheRed in how-to (all), how-to - fundamentals Tags: boo ghost, kodama, moogle, steamed pork bun
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It may take a while to make this, but the bun is so very moist and delicious it’s worth it. Since this recipe makes about 20 buns, I recommend you make tons of buns on weekend and freeze them.
If you want to make buns fast, check out “how to make steamed pork bun dough without yeast.”
You can, of course, use this dough to make Kodama, Moogle, and Boo Ghost.
[How to make steamed pork bun dough with yeast] by my boyfriend’s mom!
*makes 20-21 small buns
- 3 cups all purpose flour (sifted)
- 1 tsp dry yeast
- 1 TBS canola oil
- 1 TBS sugar
- 1 pinch salt
- 1-1/3 cups lukewarm water
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
*This dough was made by my boyfriend.
[pork bun filling]
- 1/2 lbs of ground pork
- About 1 cup of chopped leeks or scallion (you can put more if you want)
- 4~5 shiitake, chopped (if you have any. make sure you remove the stems)
- half a can of bamboo shoot, chopped (if you have any)
[seasoning sauce for filling]
- 3 TBS of soy sauce
- 2 TBS of sake
- 1 TBS of sugar
- 1/4 TS of salt
- 2 TBS of sesame oil (or vegetable oil)
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bento #6: Kaonashi
November 20, 2008
Posted by AnnaTheRed in bento blog (all), bento blog - ghibli (totoro, etc...) Tags: kaonashi, kodama, makkurokurosuke, princess mononoke, spirited away, studio ghibli
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After my sad attempt at making Nekobus bento, I was looking for something very easy & fail-free to make.
I was going through images of characters from Ghibli films, and came across the picture of a tall black figure with black eyes and mouth on a white mask called Kaonashi (“No Face” in English version) from Spirited Away.
Bento# 6: Kaonashi, Kodama and Makkurokurosuke bento (Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke, My Neighbor Totoro/Spirited Away)
Created and eaten on: 10/1/2008
He has a face, yet, he's called Kaonashi (No Face)...
