Moi Bird Rice Ball ✿ Character Bento

Name: Moi Bird Rice Ball ✿ Character Bento
Ingredients: 1 small bowl (about 2/3 cup or 100 grams) cooked rice (for the face and body); 1 kernel corn (for the beak); Nori (dried seaweed), as needed (for the eyes); Fukujinzuke pickles, as needed (for the red part)

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Great with curry or as a fun addition to any character bento! This easy, cute character is simple to make.
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I found a character that seemed perfect to go with curry, so I made it on curry day.

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Ingredients

1small bowl (about 2/3 cup or 100 grams) cooked rice (for the face and body)
1kernel corn (for the beak)
Nori (dried seaweed), as needed (for the eyes)
Fukujinzuke pickles, as needed (for the red part)

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Steps

1

Shape about 3/5 of the rice into an oval for the face using plastic wrap.
2

Shape the remaining 2/5 of the rice into an oval for the body using plastic wrap.
3

Use a pick or similar tool to make a small hole slightly above and to the left of center on the face, and press in the corn kernel for the beak.
4

Cut the nori for the eyes. Place the right eye slightly closer to the beak than the center of the face, and position the left eye so the beak is centered between them.
5

Cut the fukujinzuke pickles and arrange them on the body.