Bento Fun #197 – Clingy Koala
While preparing for dinner earlier, I decided to pan fried the 2 types of sesame seeds which I’ve just bought. My mom was telling me to do so before storing them. Then after I was done, I ground the black ones as I wanted to use it for cooking baby’s food. Mom said that it is better if I grind them as baby can absorb the nutrient from the black sesame seeds.
Then an idea struck me. Hey! I can do a koala bear using some ground black sesame! The koala also represent Baby G who has been a clingy baby of late…
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Ok, you won’t believe that this is also another speedy bento because I have to rush since Baby G woke up while I was about to start doing the onigiri! Therefore, I have to quickly wrap all the parts and assemble before she gets bored waiting for me on her playing mat.
The nose was a small portion of rice wrapped with nori and the eyes are cheese with nori. For the ears, I used some white rice too. I used some spaghetti stripes to hold the ears, nose, hand and legs. The goodies included: some red seedless grapes, strawberry, stir-fried Chinese brussel sprouts with dried prawns and steamed ribs in preserved soy bean paste.
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So happened Darrius has a koala bag given by my aunt when we visited Perth last year (just realized that it has been one year already as we went there during the Hari Raya holiday!!).
And here is a shot of the real koala at the Marapana Wildlife Park in Mandurah, Perth, Australia…
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Ah…. don’t you think the koalas are the cutest living thing???? 
Oh yeah, though they are called a bear but they are not a bear! They are actually a type of marsupial (like the kangaroo) as they also have a pouch on their tummy to keep their babies! Marsupials are largely found only in Australia.
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That koala is adorable!!!
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Wow…cute & nice koala. I am sure the rice have a very fragrant smell with the black sesame. Love this. ^.^
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Oh yes Emily! We love the fragrance of the black sesame!
I used to put black sesame in our rice when Darrius was very young
hoping that his hair will grow more and darker! hahahha What a myth!
great idea… cute fluffy looking Koala..haha..
Thanks Bobo! Yeah, love koala for their fluffy and cutey look!
Great work! Amboi, you even took the trouble to make the nose. For me, I think I’ll just pin a dried prunes or something.
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I don’t have prune at home so making it with rice is faster!
Ooh so lovely! Yes, I agreed the koala is one of the sweetest and most gentle animal!! I just stop the ‘awww’ when I see one! =)
Hahhaha… Karen… I guess most of us do that! In fact most time when we visit these kinda
wildlife park, we will make sure we get a glimpse of the koalas!
Wow really adorable koala bear. i like it very much.
Thanks Ivy!
really a cute koala…unfortunately I have never seen a real koala just the one filled with chocolate cream
) Have to visit Australia!
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Yes… koala is the cutest!!!!
You should visit Australia as it is one of the most beautiful place
with lots of animals and beautiful nature.
That is so adorable! Love it.
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Your koala looks so real
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