What do the Japanese use to put the smiles on there food?

Question:

like, is it icing or, bean paste?? here are some pictures of Japanese smiling food :D http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http…

here's another one : http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http…





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Answer:

With eggs and hamburgers, it's usually ketchup. With rice balls and weiners, it depends on the size. Anything can be made out of nori-seaweed, using kitchen scissors to shape the face parts. Sesame seeds make good eyes for tiny things. Slivers of carrot, green pepper, colored pepper, ham or scrambled egg can be used for good effects -- just use kitchen scissors to shape them a little more. Olives also make good eyes for bigger things (black or green).

You can also use "sauce" (a kind of worchestershire sauce used for tonkatsu) to draw things, too. If it's small, use a toothpick as your paintbrush. (Oh, and if you are making tiny eyes on a hot dog octopus, use the toothpick to make a hole, and then stick the sesame seed in so it doesn't fall out. Same goes if you are making a carrot nose on a hot dog or whatever.)