Easy Hinaningyo Rice Balls for Hinamatsuri (Girl's Day) - Video Recipe

The Japanese Doll Festival (Hinamatsuri), or Girls' Day, is held on March 3rd.
On this day, we set up hina dolls (hina-ningyo) since they are believed to protect girls from bad luck.
Platforms with red felt cloth (hi-mosen) are used to display a set of hina dolls. Those dolls consist of the Emperor (odairisama), Empress (ohinasama), three court ladies (sanninkanjyo), and five musicians (goninbayashi) in traditional court dress of the Heian period.

Anyways! Those hina dolls are pretty expensive, so why don't we make some rice balls instead?! They are also perfect for bento (kyaraben) :D


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzhxfUAYjrE



Please watch this video for the deep fried flower rice crackers I garnished. (Watch from 2:45)
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Easy Hinaningyo Rice Balls for Hinamatsuri (Girl's Day)

Difficulty: Very Easy
Time: 5min
Number of servings: 1

Ingredients:
75g (2.7oz.) X 2 cooked white Japanese rice
2 tsp. salmon flakes
1 tsp. aonori (green laver) + some salt
2 candy cheese (or round pieces of cheese)
4 black sesame seeds
few drops of soy sauce
nori sheet

Directions:
1. Put steamed rice in two bowls 75g (2.7oz.) each.
2. Mix salmon flakes in one bowl of rice. And mix aonori (green laver) + some salt in the other bowl of rice.
3. Wet your hands in water so that the rice won't stick. Place the seasoned rice on your hand. Form the rice into a round ball by pressing lightly with your palms. Make a hole in the center of the rice and set aside.
4. Put sesame seeds in the candy cheese to make eyes and put few drops of soy sauce on the cheeks. Wrap nori sheet on the head to make the hairs.
5. Place the heads (4.) in the holes of the rice balls. Cut out nori sheet and make fan and scepter. Let her hold a fan and let him hold a scepter.

* お雛様 (ohinasama) holds a fan called 扇子 (sensu) in both hands.
* お内裏様 (odairisama) holds a flat wooden scepter called 笏 (shaku) symbolic of his rank in his right hand.

レシピ（日本語）
http://cooklabo.blogspot.com/2008/09/blog-post_26.html
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Other Hinamatsuri recipe ideas:
Recipes for Japanese Doll Festival
California Roll for Hinamatsuri
Italian Hina Arare
Crispy Hina-Arare Cheese Truffles

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Level 7 Earthquake Supposition in Tokyo... and My Thoughts...

Since 311, there are still many news on the nuclear accident and the earthquake scenario.

This morning, the news was about earthquake scenario. According to the seismographic observations in 300 areas in Tokyo, depth of hypocenter is expected to be shallower than it was expected before. Thus heavy damage is anticipated... sigh X(

Every time I see this kind of news, I thank being alive TODAY and question myself if I am doing what I want to do in life.

So far, I have no regrets that I quited my job and started my YouTube channel last year. I wish I have enough time from now on to create whatever I want to create and share with people in the world. Needless to say, I wouldn't have get it started without my darling's support, so I really thank him a lot.

Well... I will make the best of everyday!!!

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Bite-Sized Cheese Cutlet Balls (Dango Kushikatsu) - Video Recipe

This is a cute Cheese Kushikatsu (Pork Cutlet Balls) that looks like Dango (mochi dumplings on a stick)!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYcEYdMS1hQ

Great for potluck party, bento, and snack!



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Bite-Sized Cheese Cutlet Balls (Dango Kushikatsu)

Difficulty: Easy
Time: 15min
Number of servings: 4

Ingredients:
8 thinly sliced pork
8 candy cheese (or diced processed cheese)
salt and cracked black pepper
* flour
* beaten egg
* Panko (bread crumbs)
* white sesame seeds
* black sesame seeds
vegetable oil for frying
Tonkatsu sauce *optional

Directions:
1. Place the slices of pork so that the length of it is running flat and vertically towards you. Sprinkle a bit of salt and cracked black pepper (onto one side) and place the candy cheese (or diced processed cheese) on the end of the pork close to you and start rolling (wrap the cheese securely).
2. Flour the pork balls lightly, dip in beaten egg, then coat 4 pork balls with Panko with white sesame seeds and the other 4 with Panko with black sesame seeds. Use one hand to coat flour and Panko, and use the other to dip in egg to keep one of your hands dry.
3. Skewer two pork rolls on each bamboo sticks. Fry them in oil at 170C (340F) until cooked golden brown. Remove the Kushikatsu from the oil and drain.

レシピ（日本語）
QBBのサイトで紹介されました！
The recipe is posted on QBB's (Japanese Cheese Company's) website ;)
http://www.qbb.co.jp/recipe/recipe.php?rid=130&mcid=&scid=
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It is still cold in Tokyo!
Spring has not yet arrived! hehe

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