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 is an easy standard side dish recipe!Nothing, really. Recipe by Ayumin

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

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 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 found it too much work to try to stuff cheese into the holes of chikuwa, so I started rolling them instead, and progressed to this stage. I've been making this for my family for 5 years - it's a long-running hit!The key is to adjust the way the cheese and shiso leaf are layered so that they don't get stacked up at the end of the roll. Although it's a bit extra work, score the chikuwa since those scores are really important in making the chikuwa easier to roll. Recipe by Karumichan

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

I wondered what I could insert in chikuwa to make them fun. Broccoli makes them cute, easy, and useful for character bentos. After making these, I added mayonnaise and they tasted like a yummy salad.These are convenient in bento as they sit upright. Make sure the broccoli is not too big or it will look unruly. Recipe by Kagocha-

I had some chikuwa fish sticks and wiener sausages in the fridge, so I kind of forced them together to make a cute charaben item.If the nori seaweed won't stick, use a tiny bit of mayonnaise as 'glue'. For 2 chicks. Recipe by Mai*Mai

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 thought up a good way to fill in the small gaps of my charaben!The thinner you can slice the fish cake, the easier it will be to use.They're also delicious stuffed with tuna and mayonnaise, salmon and mayonnaise,wasabi, mustard, etc. Recipe by Otometeo

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.