These are really easy to make and make a really cute addition to a bento. You can use any sort of thinly sliced meat for this, such as ham or chickenloaf. Using “shaved” (the very thinly sliced) ham isn’t recommended as often you can’t find a whole intact slice to be able to use, so you end up with less usable ham.
So, to start, cut your sliced meat in half if it is big enough to do so. You don’t need to do this, but by cutting it now you get a flat bottom to the flower, so it will stand up nicely in the bento box, and you get 2 flowers from the one slice of meat.
Here I’m using square chickenloaf, which I don’t really like the thought of consumption-wise (highly processed), but it’s very convenient to make these with, and MiniObsi loves it, so it’s an occasional treat 🙂
Then fold one of those pieces in half, and use a knife to cut into that folded side, about halfway in.
Here I’ve used some pasta to keep the meat closed for the photo, you don’t need to do that
Then start at one end and tightly roll this up. You can see it start to take shape.
When you’ve rolled it to the end, use a little piece of uncooked spaghetti (I use really super-thin noodles) to secure the end closed.
and you’re done!
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