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Make a large round onigiri (rice ball) filled with the filling of your choice.
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Cover the onigiri with nori seaweed.
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Make 3 small cylinder-shaped onigiri using salted rice only.
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Put the large round onigiri in a bento box.
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Cut out an oval shape from sliced cheese and put it on the onigiri a bit lower than center, for the mouth.
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Cut two circles out of the cheese for the eyes and place them above the first piece of cheese.
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Cut out two circles from the red outer layer of the crab stick and place them on the onigiri to form the cheeks.
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Cut out the nose and eyes from nori, and put them on.
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The eyebrows are made of cheese too.
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The black sesame seeds are the pupils of the eyes.
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Place 2 of the small cylindrical onigiri on their edges next to the large onigiri (they are the ears).
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Place the small cheese circles on top.
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The other cylindrical onigiri is the paw.
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Place some cucumber slices or other foods underneath to form a base, and put the paw onigiri on top.
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Add the other bento components.
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I used vegetable and meat rolls, spring roll tamagoyaki (rolled omelette), and simmered sweet potato and lotus root, plus cherry tomatoes, broccoli and grapes.
