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Form half of the rice into an egg-shaped ball.
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[Set aside a finger-tip sized amount]
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Make 2.
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(You'll be squeezing it down later, so it's okay if it's still soft)
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Cut a long, thin piece of thin omelet out and wrap around a rice ball (with the right side on top).
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Slice the top part of the smoked salmon horizontally (if you don't mind the bloody parts, you can use it as-is).
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Wrap the salmon around the egg, making sure the egg peaks out a bit.
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Wrap around the remaining salmon in the back.
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When you've finished wrapping it, wrap in plastic wrap and let set.
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Repeat the process with the other rice ball, using smoked salmon for the bottom layer, nori for the top.
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Wrap it up in plastic wrap and squeeze to set.
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Wrap up the finger-tip sized amount of rice and shape into a ball.
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Wrap it up with nori, then wrap in plastic again.
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Let set.
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Cut out a piece of thin omelet about 4 cm x 7 cm.
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Fold it in half.
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Using a knife or kitchen scissors, cut 1 cm slits every 5 mm along the folded edge (don't cut the inside!)
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Starting at one end, wrap it up.
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Once wrapped up, use a piece of dry pasta to secure it with the loops facing out.
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Stick in a piece of pasta.
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Stick 13 and 14 to the dolls' heads.
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(The pasta will soften by the time you eat it.)
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Cut the eyes and mouths out with nori and stick on the faces.
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Use the denbu for the cheeks.
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If you don't have denbu, use ketchup instead.
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If you have the energy to do so, make the fan and scale from the remaining thin omelet.
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They will stick naturally to the dolls.
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All done!
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The picture shows the old sitting arrangement.
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Now in the Kanto region, it seems that it's fashionable to have the girl doll sitting on the right side.
