Preschool Bento (Sushi) Recipe by しのぶママ
This recipe is translated from Cookpad Japan. See original: 幼稚園のお弁当（お寿司） しのぶママ @cook_40022222 Today, instead of a character bento, I made a sushi bento. If you shape your child’s favorite foods to look like sushi toppings, you’ll have a fun kids’ sushi assortment. Recipe background: I saw this idea in a bento book a while ago and always wanted to try it. Today, I made it my own way without looking at anything. I didn’t have any character bento ingredients, so I improvised. Today, instead of a character bento, I made a sushi bento. If you shape your child’s favorite foods to look like sushi toppings, you’ll have a fun kids’ sushi assortment. Recipe background: I saw this idea in a bento book a while ago and always wanted to try it. Today, I made it my own way without looking at anything. I didn’t have any character bento ingredients, so I improvised. Preschool Bento (Sushi) Today, instead of a character bento, I made a sushi bento. If you shape your child’s favorite foods to look like sushi toppings, you’ll have a fun kids’ sushi assortment. Recipe background: I saw this idea in a bento book a while ago and always wanted to try it. Today, I made it my own way without looking at anything. I didn’t have any character bento ingredients, so I improvised. Today, instead of a character bento, I made a sushi bento. If you shape your child’s favorite foods to look like sushi toppings, you’ll have a fun kids’ sushi assortment. Recipe background: I saw this idea in a bento book a while ago and always wanted to try it. Today, I made it my own way without looking at anything. I didn’t have any character bento ingredients, so I improvised. Ingredients Serves 1 young child 1 small bowl cooked rice (about 2/3 cup, 100 grams) 1 hot dog sausage 1 imitation crab stick 1 egg as needed Cucumber, 1/2 pickled plum (umeboshi) 1 small bowl cooked rice (about 2/3 cup, 100 grams) 1 hot dog sausage 1 imitation crab stick 1 egg as needed Cucumber, 1/2 pickled plum (umeboshi) Cooking Instructions 1 Use a small oval mold to shape the rice into even pieces, as shown above. You can also shape them by hand. I made 7 pieces from 1 small bowl of rice. 2 Use plastic wrap to help shape the rice neatly. 3 Cut nori (seaweed) into strips. Place your favorite toppings on the rice and secure with a strip of nori. 4 For more variety, add gunkan-maki or thin sushi rolls. Pack everything into a bento box and it’s ready! 5 My son loved this sushi bento so much that I made it three times in a row. This photo is from the third time. 1 Use a small oval mold to shape the rice into even pieces, as shown above. You can also shape them by hand. I made 7 pieces from 1 small bowl of rice. 1 Use a small oval mold to shape the rice into even pieces, as shown above. You can also shape them by hand. I made 7 pieces from 1 small bowl of rice. 2 Use plastic wrap to help shape the rice neatly. 2 Use plastic wrap to help shape the rice neatly. 3 Cut nori (seaweed) into strips. Place your favorite toppings on the rice and secure with a strip of nori. 3 Cut nori (seaweed) into strips. Place your favorite toppings on the rice and secure with a strip of nori. 4 For more variety, add gunkan-maki or thin sushi rolls. Pack everything into a bento box and it’s ready! 4 For more variety, add gunkan-maki or thin sushi rolls. Pack everything into a bento box and it’s ready! 5 My son loved this sushi bento so much that I made it three times in a row. This photo is from the third time. 5 My son loved this sushi bento so much that I made it three times in a row. This photo is from the third time. 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