Simple Character Bento Rilakkuma Rice Ball

Name: Simple Character Bento Rilakkuma Rice Ball
Yield: 1 serving
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 Warm rice; 1 Mentsuyu; 1 Nori seaweed; 1 Egg crepe; 1 Sliced cheese; 3 cm Uncooked spaghetti noodle (thin)

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I received a request from my kid to make a Rilakkuma bento.

The hardest part of re-creating Rilakkuma is the balance of the facial features. The eyes and nose are almost the same level, and all three should be just below the center of the face. Recipe by momo**

I received a request from my kid to make a Rilakkuma bento.

cookpad.japan @cookpad_jp

I received a request from my kid to make a Rilakkuma bento.

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Ingredients

1 serving

1Warm rice
1Mentsuyu
1Nori seaweed
1Egg crepe
1Sliced cheese
3cm Uncooked spaghetti noodle (thin)

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Steps

1

Mix the cooked rice with the mentsuyu. Wrap the rice with cling wrap to shape the head and ears.
2

This is how it looks from the side. The ears should be just as thick as the head.
3

Once cooled, remove the wrap and add to the bento box.
4

Cut out the inside of the ears from the edge of an egg crepe with an oval-shaped cutter.
5

Fix the inside of the ears in place with a rod of uncooked spaghetti.
6

With the same cutter used in Step 4, cut out a piece of sliced cheese. Again, using a piece of uncooked spaghetti, fix this to just under the centre of the face. If you push the pasta down so that it doesn't poke out, it shouldn't be too noticeable.
7

Create the rest of the face by cutting out some nori seaweed. You're all done.