attosa
Diamond Post Medal for All Time! 1,246 Posts 
I love making Japanese rice balls (Onigiri). In Japan, it's very popular to go all out decorating rice balls any time of year. Over here, I do it more for Halloween. Enjoy this edible craft!
Supplies:
- cooked short grain rice (or sushi rice)
- a small bowl of salted water
- nori sheets (Japanese dried seaweed)
- scissors
- toasted black sesame seeds (optional)
- hot sauce or Japanese dried plums for colour (optional)
Directions:
Use scissors to cut nori into tiny shapes for facial features. I used toasted black sesame seeds for nostrils and pieces of Japanese pickled plums for the tongue. Wet hands with saltwater and press rice into head shapes. Decorate.
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likekinds
Gold Post Medal for All Time! 523 Posts October 31, 20170 found this helpful
Awesome! Too bad you weren't around to teach Donatello a thing or two.
The children must love these.
attosa
Diamond Post Medal for All Time! 1,246 Posts October 31, 20170 found this helpful
Donatello with my sculpting humour would ROCK! ;)
October 13, 20190 found this helpful
I had a Japanese student in an English class several years ago. For her demonstration essay, she wrote about how to make these rice balls, and she brought some to class for everyone to sample.
They were delicious!
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