Angry Birds Onigiri Bento Box (おにぎり)

I was given few packet samples of Koshihikari Premium Rice; harvested in the Uonuma area of Niigata Prefecture, typically the most expensive rice in all of Japan.

An idea struck me when it was my son’s lunch box day on Fridays. Jon loves Onigiri, so I decided to make him an Angry Birds Lunch Box!

Angry Birds Bento Box for a 16-yr-old boy? Never mind, his mum is a big kid too! Guess what? It was my hubby who was more impressed & “snatched” the lunch box from Jon! Yes, Ken brought these Angry Birds to his office instead!!

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Angry Birds, the popular & best-selling mobile game, has taken the world by storm. The game is about these birds who’re angry because their eggs were stolen by a bunch of green pigs. Since they can’t fly, they’ve to use a giant slingshot to catapult themselves to destroy those pigs that are well protected inside their fortress. So are you ready for some action now?? Let's GAME!

This Bento Box also won the hearts of Finnair's jury!
And
I Won A Trip On Finnair’s Angry Birds Flight To Helsinki!!

(Red Bird)
Ingredients:
3 tbsp cooked Japanese Rice
2 Crabsticks
½ Hard-boiled Egg
1 slice of Cheese
1 sheet of Nori (seaweed)
1 tsp Salt water
1 tbsp Ketchup ( tomato sauce)
1 tbsp Mayonnaise
Dash of black pepper
1 sheet of Cling wrap
Mayonnaise & Wasabi for serving (optional)

Method:

1. Mash hard-boiled egg & set aside. Blanch crabmeat in boiling water & drain. Dice it & mix with egg, mayo & pepper.
2. Mix Ketchup into 2 tbsp of rice. Using fingers, spread some salt water onto cling wrap. Put 2 tbsp of rice onto palm & top with crabmeat mixture.

3. Make into a ball. Add 1 tbsp of white rice to make the bottom of the Red Bird. Press well to combine the two.

4. Once you’re done, start cutting out the eyes by using Cheese & Nori & the crown/beak using Carrots. Tada! Here’s your 1st Angry Bird!! Serve with mayo & wasabi if you like :)

So what do you think of this Red Bird? Visit Angry Birds Part II Recipes to make the Yellow Bird, White Bird & the King Pig!!