Sumikko Bento: Thick Rolled Omelet Sushi Character Bento

Name: Sumikko Bento: Thick Rolled Omelet Sushi Character Bento
Ingredients: Red and green food coloring (as needed, for tapioca and grass); Pinch salt (for tapioca); Pinch MSG (for tapioca); Cooked rice (as needed, for tapioca); Fish cake (hanpen), cut to about the size of a postage stamp (for grass); Seasoned rice vinegar (as needed, for sushi rolls); Sushi rice, about 2 small bowls (as needed, for sushi rolls); 1 1/2 sheets nori (seaweed, for sushi rolls); 2 sticks red kamaboko (fish cake, for shrimp tails); Sliced cheese (as needed); Mayonnaise (as needed); 1 slice bologna or ham; 3 eggs; 2 tablespoons sugar; Slightly less than 1/2 teaspoon salt; Slightly less than 1/2 teaspoon granulated dashi; 2 tablespoons water

canelé032 @cook_40309076

Turn fried shrimp tails into cute rolled sushi. Just wrap with a thick omelet, slice, and decorate! It’s simple and adorable.
Recipe Background
I wanted to try making rolled sushi with fried shrimp tails♪
To give it a spring feel, I added flowers and used pink tapioca for a cute touch.
I used about 1 and 1/2 sheets of nori for this recipe.

canelé032 @cook_40309076

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Ingredients

Red and green food coloring (as needed, for tapioca and grass)
Pinchsalt (for tapioca)
PinchMSG (for tapioca)
Cooked rice (as needed, for tapioca)
Fish cake (hanpen), cut to about the size of a postage stamp (for grass)
Seasoned rice vinegar (as needed, for sushi rolls)
Sushi rice, about 2 small bowls (as needed, for sushi rolls)
1 1/2 sheetsnori (seaweed, for sushi rolls)
2 sticksred kamaboko (fish cake, for shrimp tails)
Sliced cheese (as needed)
Mayonnaise (as needed)
1 slicebologna or ham
3eggs
2 tablespoonssugar
Slightly less than 1/2 teaspoon salt
Slightly less than 1/2 teaspoon granulated dashi
2 tablespoonswater

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Steps

1

Make the thick rolled omelet. Mix eggs, sugar, salt, granulated dashi, and water, then cook into a thick omelet. Make it slightly sweet and let it cool.
2

Make the "tapioca". Dilute red food coloring with water, add salt and MSG, then mix in cooked rice. Shape into small balls using plastic wrap and set aside.
3

Make the "grass". Cut the hanpen into thin slices, then cut the top in a zigzag pattern with scissors. Dilute green food coloring with water and soak the hanpen pieces in it.
4

Prepare the sushi rice using seasoned rice vinegar. Lay plastic wrap on your work surface, place 1 1/2 sheets of nori, spread the sushi rice evenly, and place the omelet from step 1 on top. Roll tightly using the plastic wrap.
5

For the shrimp tails, remove the white part from the red kamaboko and cut the red part into tail shapes using scissors. Make 6 pieces for 3 rolls.
6

Use a nori punch to cut out eyes and mouths from nori. Use flower-shaped cutters to cut flowers from the ham and sliced cheese, and use a straw or similar tool to cut out the centers.
7

Slice the sushi rolls from step 4. Remove the plastic wrap, wet your knife, and cut the rolls into even slices. (Wetting the knife helps make clean cuts.)
8

Attach the shrimp tails, eyes, and mouths from steps 5 and 6 to the sushi slices using mayonnaise. Arrange the tapioca and grass pieces as well.
9

Decorate with the flower cutouts for balance, and add your favorite side dishes or fruit to finish your bento!

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Published in the US on August 11, 2025 14:01

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