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Mix the rice with furikake, soy sauce, or whatever else you like to color it brown.
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Wrap with plastic wrap and make the face and ears.
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(This time, I used furikake rice seasoning.)
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4
This is the side view.
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Since the ears are made thinner than the face, they should sit a little lower.
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Press a small well into the center of the ears.
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Stuff the bento box with cooled side dishes.
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Using a circular cutter, cut out two circles.
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Using a slightly bigger cutter than what you used in Step 4, cut out one oval from the cheese.
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If you don't have an oval cutter, you can cut out two circles and piece them together.
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Put the cheese cut outs on top of the rice ball from Step 3 and use a noodle to secure them into place.
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Layer the nose piece over the eye pieces.
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Cut out the face parts from the nori.
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Using a thin straw, cut out two small circles of sliced cheese to make the pupils.
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Cut a mouth out of ham and attach to the face.
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(You can omit this step if you like).
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If you are not adding bonito flakes, you are now done!
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If you're adding bonito flakes, use chopsticks or something similar to attach the flakes.
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I think it's easier to add the bonito flakes before you add the cheese parts.
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This is the no-bonito version.
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If you attach on some eye lashes, you can also make Shellie May.
