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Boil the quail eggs and peel.
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Parboil the snow pea and the carrot (cut into quarter-rounds).
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Cook the salmon, debone, peel off the skin, then flake it into pieces.
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In a round skillet, make a thin egg crepe and cut in half.
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Make sushi-rice by mixing sushi vinegar into rice.
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Add and mix the flaked salmon, Shiso leaves cut into thin strips and the white sesame seeds.
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Shape the rice mixture into triangular rice balls.
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Stick toothpicks in the top (for the hair ornament) and bottom (to affix to the rice ball) of the quail eggs.
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Wrap the rice ball with the thin omelet like a robe.
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Place the snow pea (Emperor) and the carrot (Empress) in between the rice balls and the quail eggs.
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Use a toothpick to secure it if necessary.
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To make the eyes, using a toothpick, make small holes at the height of the eyes of the quail egg, then insert black sesame seeds.
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The 2005 version.
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The faces are the basic quail eggs.
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For the Girls' Day 2006, I used a round cheese ball for the faces.
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The emperor has a piece of asparagus in the picture.
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I made their face with rice balls in 2007.
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Their faces are tilted for some reason...looks like they're about to cry!
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In 2009, I figured out that the quail eggs are the easiest.
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The eyes turn out better using a toothpick to poke a holes for sesame seeds.
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The 2010 version was the omurice or the omelet covered rice.
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I tried a new hair style for the Empress.
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Raw carrots and asparagus for the decoration are easier to handle!
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In 2011, I used a part of a boiled egg instead of the quail eggs for the faces.
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Their faces are round and the Empress has a bob haircut.
