Teddy Bear On Holiday

Rice Based Food Art - Teddy Bear On Holiday. Exam was over, year end school holiday is nearing, we are tuning into holiday mode. Add a twist to the usual Japanese curry rice lunch by shaping the rice into adorable teddy bear wearing sunglasses, sunbathing, munching its favourite cracker, get ready for holiday fun! 

How I made it:

1. Prepare homemade Japanese curry. I have an easy recipe to cook Japanese curry from scratch. This is the recipe I have been using for years, my kid-favourite curry. Get full recipe:  <<Click here for Homemade Japanese Curry Recipe >>

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2. Portion out the cooked rice, mix with some dark soy sauce, hand mould into bear shape. Place the plain rice ball on the serving plate. Refer pictures below.

3. Place the teddy bear on the plain rice ball.

4. Make the sunglasses: Trim seaweed into sunglasses shapes. Transfer onto a slice of cheese. Cut the cheese along the edges of the seaweed. 

5. Assemble: Place the sunglasses on the teddy bear, sprinkle some rice toppings on the plain rice ball. Pour the cooked curry around the rice ball and serve warm.

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Penguin Goes Fishing Onigiri Served In Homemade Japanese Curry 小企鹅钓鱼咖喱饭团

Rice Based Food Art - Penguin Goes Fishing Onigiri Served In Homemade Japanese Curry 小企鹅钓鱼咖喱饭团.  This little penguin is handcrafted rice ball wrapped with seaweed, details are done with 2 types of cheese and some finely trimmed seaweed. 

Some quick notes to show how I made this cute penguin fishing onigiri:

1. Prepare homemade Japanese curry. I have an easy recipe to cook Japanese curry from scratch. This is the recipe I have been using for years, my kid-favourite curry. Get full recipe:  <<Click here for Homemade Japanese Curry Recipe >>

2. Place some cooked rice on a sheet of cling wrap, wrap up and mould into rice ball. Trim seaweed as shown in the picture below. 

3. Remove the cling wrap, place the rice ball onto the seaweed, wrap up. Trim seaweed with a pair of small scissors or seaweed cutter (if available). Add details using cheese and seaweed and assemble, as shown in the picture below. 

If you do not have cheese at home, you can use seaweed to make the facial details as follow:

This was my first attempt making penguin onigiri in September 2014.
Click here for more images of my first batch of penguin onigiri. 

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Cute Bear Onigiri Served In Homemade Japanese Curry

Cute Bear Onigiri served in homemade Japanese curry. Loved by both adults and kids. Looks good, taste delicious!

This was the part 2 of my Panda Onigiri that I made the day before. After my boy happily finished eating his Panda Onigiri lunch, he asked if I can make another one for him. Of course I won't say no, if he's able to tell me what theme or characters he wants. 

And, he told me he wants a bear and curry. Oh well, I knew it! He will sure request for Japanese curry if I ask him "what's for lunch?" 

The boy happily holding his bowl of beary cute curry rice :)

Here are some quick notes of how I prepare this Cute Bear Onigiri served in homemade Japanese Curry:

1. First, cook the curry! Click here for Homemade Japanese Curry recipe. This recipe is simple, quick and best of all, it's non spicy and nutritious. Kids loves this! it's so delicious to pair with rice.

2. Cook the rice and side dishes:

Side dishes: Blanched broccoli, Pan Seared Prawns,
Snow Peas and Tamagoyaki aka Japanese Rolled Omelette. 

Blanched broccoli: Boil some water, seasoned with salt, blanched the broccoli.

Pan seared prawns: Seasoned with salt, pepper, sake and sesame oil, pan seared.

Tamagoyaki aka Japanese Rolled Omelette: Click here for Tamagoyaki aka Japanese Rolled Omelette recipe. 

3. Assemble and serve. :)

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