No country does cute food better than Japan, and the latest trend in adorable edibles is fall hot pots stuffed with cute characters that look way too good to eat!
These designer dishes are referred to as deco-nabe in Japanese, a portmanteau of ‘decoration’ and ‘nabemono‘. Nabe is a Japanese hotpot popular in cold weather and great for sharing with friends. And if your friends are coming round then you probably want to impress them a little bit, so why not turn your meal into a work of art? Basing it on the season is always a great place to start if you’re looking for inspiration.
▼ Halloween deco-nabe
▼ Christmas deco-nabe
Japanese users have been posting their incredible creations to Twitter, and many of them feature some familiar faces. Since there’s been a backlash against chara-bento, maybe now’s the time for deco-nabe and chara-nabe to shine. Everything in these dishes is completely edible, and most of the main characters are made from grated daikon radish which sticks together and can be molded into any desired shape. If I could turn out something half as good as these, I think I’d resent my friends for digging in and ruining it all!
▼ Totoro
おはようございます!
— ZIP! 日テレ (@ZIP_TV) October 20, 2014
この後のハテナビは、寒くなってくると恋しい鍋料理!今年の鍋のトレンドは何と「デコ鍋」!子供がよろこぶ「デコ鍋」の作り方とは? pic.twitter.com/aaexIY5P3Z
▼ LINE characters
大根おろしアートまたつくってみた!ブラウン&コニー(*´∇`*) pic.twitter.com/YqRdZenCh4
— ayaka koga (@h63a8c) January 30, 2014
▼ Funasshi
今週はじめ、巷で流行中の大根おろしアートなるものを知り、面白半分でふなっしーを作ってUPしたらリツイートやふぁぼが途切れずに来て何か嬉しい。煮込まれる姿は五右衛門風呂のようで、シュールでした。またやろう。 pic.twitter.com/0oTRt4RqSx
— 松の輔。 (@mrmatsunosuke) January 24, 2014
▼ Disney Sea mascot Duffy
噂の大根おろしアート。ダッフィー鍋作ってみた。 pic.twitter.com/Ly8bBTsyem
— おはへー (@OHAHEY) January 26, 2014
▼ Doraemon
きみまろっくさんのマネ。大根おろしでドラえもん鍋できたーヽ(=´▽`=)ノ♪ pic.twitter.com/NQLZy6NiRs
— ヨネえもん (@yoneemon) January 23, 2014
▼ Incredibly realistic froggy
TVで観た「白くま鍋」を参考に「カエル鍋」を作ってみました。お箸入れるのに罪悪感を感じました・・けど美味しかった(笑) pic.twitter.com/PcFqLG8qgu
— yoshi (@yoshigarden) January 19, 2014
▼ BIGBANG logo plus bears
今夜は巷で流行りの大根おろしアートでミルフィーユ鍋だねーー♡ pic.twitter.com/UifyN1CxC5
— choime (@puritycoco) January 19, 2014
Which of the above deco-nabe is your favourite? Let us know in the comments below!
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