This is a light and delicious drinking snack. All you have to do is slide a cucumber into chikuwa to create this visually appealing bento item or appetizer.Leaving the tip of the cucumber intact, moisten it and the chikuwa to make it easier to slide through. If you push it in too hard, it will tear, so be careful. Recipe by Heartful Kitchen Rei

This variation on cucumber chikuwa is a great drinking snack and an easy way to fill up spaces in a bento. Fill it up with whatever you like ♡ It's delicious with mentaiko or burdock root ♪So that the cucumber doesn't tear the chikuwa, use a vegetable peeler to shave the cucumber. Recipe by Heartful Kitchen Rei

I made this as a drinking appetizer. Recipe by Shiroi grape

I packed these into my daughter's bento.It'll thaw most of the way and be ready to use in the time it takes to finish bento preparations.I used a 10 cm long chikuwa and cut it into fourths. I used 1/4 of a carrot cut down to 3 cm. I also used 3 cm of a cucumber.I used mayonnaise to flavor and to lubricate the fillings.For adults, you could use a wasabi mayo sauce, or ichimi spice and mayo sauce.For children, you could drizzle with melted cheese. Recipe by Misuke mama chan

My mother used to put this dish in my bento lunchbox when I was a kid.Since the chikuwa are already cooked, they are safe to put in a bento lunchbox as a side dish.When you have time, if you let the chikuwa cool in the pot, they absorb the flavour more and they will be even more delicious.Adjust the flavor of the chikuwa to preference. Recipe by Poron526

Thinking that cucumber rolls wouldn't be quite satisfying enough, I tried making the rolls with cucumbers stuffed in flavored chikuwa.It's best to go a little sparingly with the sushi rice.Try spreading a touch of wasabi if you like. For 2 rolls. Recipe by Poron526

I love marinated squid, but squid is quite expensive, so I cooked this recipe with inexpensive chikuwa.It's an easy recipe which doesn't even use a stove. Recipe by JUNSEI mama

I thought up a new way to use my freshly pickled umeboshi from this year.I suggest using a thick chikuwa since they give a nice texture. Recipe by Snow*Love

I came up with this when thinking of what I could use in a bento.Just boil the okra, let cool, and stuff into chikura. The okra is rather short, so there's not much leftover. If you boil the okra the day before, it's even easier. Recipe by Yuuyuu0221

I created this recipe when I was trying to come up with an easy and delicious side dish which uses my favourite chikuwa, and ingredients I had at home.It will also be delicious to use tomato ketchup or cheese as a substitute for mayonnaise.It's really hot so, be careful when you eat! Recipe by Momijiy

The mayo sesame dressing is delicious. This is a quick and easy dish to make. Besides cucumber, broccoli stems are also tasty!About this recipeThis is part of my favorite mayo sesame series. Adding chikuwa gives it a bit more volume. Broccoli stems don't release much moisture, so it's still delicious the next day.