Edible Building Blocks For Charaben

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   Slice the fish sausage 1 cm thick.

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   Cut off all 4 sides to square it off.

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   The square should be about the size of a caramel candy.

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   Make 4 holes with the straw.

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   Insert the round bits you cut out of the sausage into the holes, about 2/3 of the way on.

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   (The photo shows 2 holes plugged back in.)

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   Fill all 4 holes...and it's done.

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   Kamaboko version: Cut out a block about the size of a caramel candy.

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   Kamaboko is firmer than fish sausage so you may have some trouble with the cutouts, but they'll come out if you push them up from the back.

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    Thick tamagoyaki version: These were more difficult since they tended to fall apart.

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    But they're so cute!

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    Carrot version: Cook a 1 cm thick slice of carrot in water + sugar syrup to cover (microwave for a bit less than 2 minutes at 500 W), then proceed.

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    This version is made from processed cheese.

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    It was easier to make them with room temperature cheese.

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    You can make a 3-knob block or a 6 knob block, depending on the size of the cheese.

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