Hina Matsuri Mini Hina Doll Chirashizushi Hina dolls are displayed in each house where there are young girls and special dishes are eaten on this day. Read on to find out more about the unique customs related to Hina Matsuri.. Chirashizushi is a celebratory sushi dish that has sashimi and other items such as nori and egg carefully placed over the sushi rice - the meaning of chirashi is "scattered", but the food is actually positioned carefully, often in a lacquer box.

Ingredients of Hina Matsuri Mini Hina Doll Chirashizushi

  1. It's 420 grams of Sushi rice.
  2. You need 1 of Sakura Denbu (mashed and seasoned pink fish).
  3. You need 1/2 of Cucumber.
  4. You need of For the dolls.
  5. Prepare 4 of leaves Shiso leaves.
  6. Prepare 2 slice of Ham.
  7. You need 2 of sheets Nori for the empreror's kimono (4 x 1.5 cm).
  8. Prepare 2 of sheets Nori for the empreror's hair (16 x 2 cm).
  9. It's 4 of sheets Nori for the empress' hair (3 cm diameter).
  10. Prepare 1 dash of Sakura Denbu (Fish mashed and seasoned with sakura).
  11. It's 1 of Dried pasta.
  12. You need of Hina Sweets.
  13. It's 1 dash of Tuna sashimi.
  14. Prepare 1 dash of Salmon sashimi.
  15. Prepare 1 dash of Thick tamagoyaki (rolled omelette).
  16. You need 1 piece of Atsuage.
  17. Prepare 2 of cm Cucumber.
  18. You need 2 of cm Fish sausages.
  19. It's of Tools.
  20. Prepare 1 of 12 cm diameter metal ring (if you don't have one, use a milk carton).
  21. Prepare 4 of Toothpicks.
  22. It's 1 of you can use any you like Flower and butterfly cutters.

Hina Matsuri Mini Hina Doll Chirashizushi step by step

  1. If you don't have a ring, make one using strips of paper from a milk carton and a stapler..
  2. Wrap plastic wrap around the stapled parts..
  3. Divide the sushi rice into 300 g and 120 g portions. Mix the 300 g portion with the sakura denbu..
  4. Base Slightly dampen a plate and put your ring on top. Stuff halfway to the top with the pink sushi rice, then remove the ring. Make 2..
  5. Use a slicer to cut out thin slices of cucumber, then assemble them around the sushi rice..
  6. Divide the white sushi rice into 4 equal pieces. Shape them into 4.5 cm tall mounds..
  7. Cut the shiso leaves in half vertically, then cut a 1~2 cm strip of ham out from the middle. You will be using the outer pieces..
  8. Wrap the rice balls from 6 in the shiso leaves with the ragged edges on top..
  9. Wrap the 16 cm long nori around two of the rice balls. Put the 4 cm long strips on the head. The bottom picture is the side view..
  10. Wrap the other two rice balls with the ham. Lay 2 pieces of the circular nori onto each of their heads to create the hair..
  11. Use the sakura denpu to make the cheeks and some nori to make the eyes. The dolls are done!.
  12. Cut out butterflies from the tamagoyaki..
  13. Use cucumber, the white part of the atsuage, and the fish sausages to make small balls. Secure them on a toothpick..
  14. Use the flower cookie cutter to make flowers from the tuna sashimi and salmon sashimi..
  15. Assemble the dolls and sweets onto the base from Stepn5 and it's done!.

As the weather warms, and Japan says farewell to winter, another Japanese holiday is right around the corner: It's time for Hina Matsuri! The "hina dolls" (雛人形, hina ningyo) are only displayed when a family has a daughter. Usually a set is handed down from generation to generation or the grandparents or parents will buy one for a girl's first Hina Matsuri (初節句, hatsuzekku)! A complete set with traditional dolls can be extremely expensive! As a small child, I used to think that Japan's Girls' Day (or Dolls' Day)⁠—Hinamatsuri (ひな祭りor 雛祭り)⁠—was actually called 'Princess Day,' as the Japanese word for doll, hina (雛) sounds similar to princess, hime (姫).

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