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Cut decorative pieces out of the carrot slices and put on a plate.
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Sprinkle salt and water, and microwave for 30 seconds.
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Cut the cucumber and place on the plate with the carrot slices (the carrot and cucumber slices should be about 2 mm thick.)
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These are used to decorate the sushi.
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Cut out eyes, mouth, and hair out of the nori seaweed.
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Use a straw to cut noses out of the ham slice.
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Mix the vinegar with the hot rice to make sushi rice.
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Use plastic wrap to squeeze the sushi rice into 35 g portions.
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Add whatever rice seasonings you like to the rice before forming the balls.
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You can make colored rice by using aonori and sakura denbu (pink fish flakes).
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Now you have all the parts to make the sushi balls.
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Remove the plastic wrap from the rice and decorate the balls.
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Sprinkle a little sakura denbu on the surface for the cheeks to add a finishing touch.
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Using a pair of tweezers and holding down the balls with plastic wrap makes this easier.
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Wrap the decorated balls with plastic wrap again to make temarizushi onigiri (rice balls)!
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Make little carrot flower temarizushi with leftover rice!
