I made Hatsune Miku Kyaraben (character bento) applying with Nori art.
Nori art means Nori seaweed art. This is one of a Kyaraben technique in Japan.
It's similar to paper-cutout but using Sushi Nori instead.
It’s easy to make simple-shaped characters for Kyaraben.
But about anime characters, it’s complicated to express details sometimes.
Thus Nori art is one of a method to express details of anime-type characters.
The process is as follows,
1. Draw image sketch. Consider the layout of Nori figure and other foods.
2. Draw a pattern on a paper or kitchen paper. (must be a clean paper, of course)
3. Place the pattern on Nori seaweed. Cut out the form with a cutter.
4. Place the completed Nori figure on a cheese.
Cut unnecessary areas of a cheese to fix the shape.Better Not to put Nori on rice directly. Because detailed shape of Nori figure will be lose.
5. Arrange other foods. Ingredients are,
Omelet (self-made)
Meatball
Mora snack
Cherry tomato
Rice
Chicken ham (on the rice area)
Carrot
Green peas
Salad leaf
Broccoli
Chive (to express Hatsune Miku’s Negi (spring onion).
6. Place 4 and 5 in a bento box.
I got all of them from Albert Heijn, a generic Dutch super market.
Nothing special ingredients, and you don’t have to go to Japanese shops.
Kyaraben wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyaraben
Hatsune Miku wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatsune_Miku
