Panda Bear and Things you can do with straws!

You will need ......

1. Frozen (or fresh) Edamame thawed(if frozen)
2. Small rice balls 
3. seaweed paper

I make small rice balls with sticky rice as you may have already know. When I make them, I use clear/Saran wrap and put small amount of rice on there and make them in a shape. That way, your hands won't get sticky and it's easier to shape rice that way anyways. 

After making small rice balls, break the edamame into half (you don't have to cut them. It will easily break apart.). Place tiny amount of mayonnaise or ketchup on the rice ball where you want eyes to be. Place the half of edamame on top of mayonnaise (mayo will make edamame more stable on the rice) for the eyes. 

You can put the rest of edamames push them into the rice balls to look like ears. 

You can cut the seaweed paper for the mouth or nose and simply place it on the rice. I use Japanese hole punch that will create shapes for the face.... something like this. These come very handy! 

So, I know some people have asked me how I create a mushroom with radish. It's super easy. A STRAW! 

You can do lots of things with straws. Only thing you have to do is just to scoop out the surface of radish with a straw. Same thing goes to the flower on the quail egg above. I used thin straw on that one and cut it slightly in angle. That will make the straw in shape of tear drop (somewhat). Then I pushed the straw into the egg 5 times to make the petals. Easy - right? :) 

If you need me to post a pic of how to cut a radish into a mushroom, let me know. I will post them for you.