Name: Niko Niko Onigiri
Yield: Makes 4
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: Japanese soy sauce (shoyu) 1 tsp; Uncooked linguine 1, cut into 4-cm (1½-in) length; Nori seaweed sheet 1; Tomato ketchup as needed; Quail eggs 2; Uncooked linguine 2, cut into 4-cm (1½-in) length; Ham 1 slice, cut into 5-cm (2-in)rounds; Egg 1; Cooked Japanese short grain rice 80 g (3 oz); Potato starch 1 tsp; Vegetable oil 1 Tbsp; Milk 1 Tbsp; Sliced cheese 1; Tomato ketchup 1 Tbsp; Uncooked linguine 1, cut into 4-cm (1½ -in) length; Toasted black sesame seeds a few; Carrot ¼, cut several sizes for beak and feet

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Makes
4

Difficulty
Easy

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Onigiri

By Sanae Inada

Published 2018

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I name these niko niko (smiley) onigiri because they make everyone smile! These onigiri are popular with kids as they can have fun with their food. This is also a great way to introduce foods to kids who are finicky with what they eat! Nori cutters are available from some speciality Japanese stores and on the Internet. There is a variety of cute cut-outs to create many faces easily using nori sheets. I’ve used linguine to attach the ears to these niko niko onigiri. The linguin

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