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ORINIGIRI Workshop 5: Let’s make KAWAII (CUTE) “ORINIGIRI”!
Have you heard of “Charaben” before?
The power of kawaii food culture
Japanese cuisine is not only yummy and healthy but also cute or “kawaii.” Nowadays, charaben is getting popular in Japan especially mothers with small kids. Charaben is a shortened form of character bento. Charaben creators put a lot of effort into making colorful and cute charaben so that they can take cute pictures on share them on their social media accounts. Many Japanese moms are dedicating their time to make cute characters for their kids to enjoy and eat.
In this ORINIGIRI workshop, we would like you to experience Japanese kawaii culture by making kawaii ORINIGIRI, sharing your work with others and tasting your own kawaii ORINIGIRI!
What is “ORINIGIRI?”
ORINIGIRI is a new type of art (and way of eating!) that combines the fun features of “Origami” and “Onigiri (Rice balls).” It’s easy to make and guests who participate in this workshop can enjoy the great and interesting onigiri experience!
Learn more about ORINIGIRI from our previous workshops:
- ORINIGIRI Workshop 1: A Combination of Origami and Onigiri
- ORINIGIRI Workshop 2: Let’s Enjoy Creating and Cooking ORINIGIRI
- ORINIGIRI Workshop 3: Discover the Real Taste of Rice by Making ORINIGIRI!
- ORINIGIRI Workshop 4: Adopt a Japanese home-style meal to put on your table!
Which characters are we making?
Hello Kitty
Hello Kitty is a fictional character produced by the Japanese company, Sanrio. She is a perpetual 3rd-grade student who lives outside London.
Totoro
Totoro is a forest spirit that lives in the largest camphor tree in a small village. He is featured in Studio Ghibli’s film, My Neighbor Totoro.
Pikachu
Pikachu is a main character in a Japanese manga series, Pokémon. Pikachu is a short, chubby rodent Pokémon.
What will we be making charaben with?
- Totoro ORINIGIRI Charaben
- Steamed sticky rice
- Seaweed
- Cheese
- Hello Kitty ORINIGIRI Charaben
- Steamed sticky rice
- Seaweed
- Cheese
- Ham
- Egg Yolk
- Pikachu ORINIGIRI Charaben
- Steamed sticky rice
- Seaweed
- Ham
- Egg Yolk
Decoration/Toppings
- Lactuca
- Tomato
- Carrot
- Sausage
- Cheese
- Ham
Rice Ball Filling
- Salmon
- Ume (Salted plum)
- Kombu (Kelp)