Unbearably Adorable Teddy Bear Sushi Rolls

This small kamaboko processed fish paste stick containing bits of cheese serves as the bear’s snout.

Wrap the kamaboko fish paste stick in a layer of sushi rice mixed with okaka. The two small pieces visible at the right are small rolls of the same brown sushi rice with a semicircular shape. They will be used for the ears.

The pieces for the ears and face are easier to assemble upside down.

White sushi rice is added as the roll is wrapped to fill it out.

The knife will cut through the rolls more smoothly if it is first wiped with a damp cloth.

Here black soybeans serve as the eyes, and tiny slivers of black nori as the mouth and nose.

The little bears can be given any expression you like; play with the placement of eyes and mouth to see what you can achieve.