Today I made Panda Bento!Â
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It has been a while since I made seaweed cutting bento. Made a really simple one today – perfect for a morning that I want to sleep in :P I think Panda’s expression is perfect for Friday (TGIF!), happily floating away on a red balloon :P The ‘red balloon’ is actually half a rainier cherry fruit.Â
I also included step by step pictures of the seaweed cutting process for this panda bento which I think many of you are interested in. Keep on reading!
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The side ingredients for today’s bento included sauteed mushrooms and broccoli, scrambled eggs, lettuce and also a hot Old Cucumber Soup! I am so craving for hot soup these days, probably due to cold and cough I am having now.Â
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Old Cucumber Soup (known as è€é»„瓜汤) is a nourishing, nutritious and cooling chinese soup that many of us drink since we were children. I packed the soup in my white Bento&co Original Soup Cup by Tiger, to ensure that I will have some warm and hot soup to enjoy at lunch!
Panda Bento – Seaweed Cutting Oblate Sheet Tutorial
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Ingredients
Seaweed
Oblate sheetÂ
Pink food coloring
Water
*Oblate sheet is a type of edible sheet, wafer/paper thin and tasteless. It enables designs to be worked on before sticking them on sweets, and in this case, for bento making as well.Â
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Tools
Sharp cutting knife (I used my Acto cutting knife)
Cutting Board
Transparent Board
Lint free cloth
Tweezer
Small brush
Container/palatte
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Method
1. Make 2 print outs of the design you wish to cut. Place one on top of your seaweed sheet and secure to the cutting board using some clips.Â
2. Cut the outlines of the design using the sharp cutting knife.Â
3. Place the oblate sheet on the transparent board, place the 2nd print out design below the board.Â
4. Using a damp lint free cloth, dab the oblate sheet (at areas that the seaweed outlines will later be placed on) to wet it slightly – this process makes the oblate sheet slightly sticky. Be careful not to drag or pull as the oblate sheet will tear. It can also melt if the cloth is too wet.Â
5. Once the oblate sheet is sticky, place the seaweed outlines from step 2 on the oblate sheet. You can use the print out design as a guide on the placement.Â
6. Dilute the pink food coloring to the desired color tone. You can test some on the sides of the oblate sheet or paper. Then brush on the areas that required color using a small brush.
7. Set aside and let it dry completely. Peel it off the board and trim the ends away. Place the seaweed cutting on rice or cheese for your bento.Â
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Here is the link for the Oblate sheets sold on Amazon JP. Note that you will need a forwarding service to then ship it outside of Japan.
July 20, 2014
Found you via What’s For Lunch Wednesday and OMG your bento meals are SOOOO cute! Adding you to my feedly, subscriber for lifeeeee!
July 25, 2014
Awww thank you so much! I am happy you like my bento! :D
July 13, 2014
Very cute! Thanks for the tips!
July 13, 2014
My pleasure! Glad u like the tutorial :D Thanks for the compliment too!
July 12, 2014
Thank you for the gif tutorial! Do you dampen the oblate sheet so the seaweed will be able to stick to the oblate sheet? Can we also just wet the back of the seaweed outline and then place on oblate sheet instead? That might be easier to not risk tearing the oblate sheet. Love your blog as usual. :)
July 12, 2014
My pleasure! Glad u like the tutorial. Oh, please do not dampen the seaweed, the outlines will crumple and wrinkle and you will have a hard time trying to place it on the oblate sheet. Sorry for not being clear, have amended the recipe tutorial instructions, you have to dampen the oblate sheet just slightly, so that it becomes sticky.
July 11, 2014
小可爱熊猫让我的星期五快乐起来了!
好喜欢那rainier cherry 气球，好有创意!
July 12, 2014
謝謝你！！每次看到婉婉的留言，都讓我感到好開心！