Friday, December 12, 2014

Re-Ment ~ Hello Kitty Sushi Bar!

Is Hello Kitty a cat or a little girl? Whatever she is, she has taken the world by storm in the past 40 years! She is a Sanrio character, and she is popular in Japan and many other countries around the world!


In this Re-Ment set, Hello Kitty becomes a sushi master with her own little conveyor belt sushi bar! Isn't her headband adorable? This set was released on April 18, 2011.

This set is very special since it comes with "furniture," a six-piece round sushi bar that fits together in a circle! It would be pretty difficult not to buy the full set!


You can see how Hello Kitty stands in the middle of the sushi bar with all the plates of sushi surrounding her!

Conveyor belt (or rotation) sushi is popular in Japan, where customers sit in front of the belt. Plates of food go round and round and you just pick up whatever catches your eye! The bill is calculated by the number of plates and the types of sushi consumed.

In this blog post, I will also attempt to name as many sushi as I possibly can, with the help of Google, of course! I apologize in advance if I make any mistakes!

Let's take a close look at all the details in this Re-Ment set! There are six parts to this collection.


#1 ~ Hello Kitty Sushi Chef, Shop Sign, Ebi Nigiri, Egg Rolled Sushi

What better way to start off this sushi bar set than Hello Kitty the sushi master herself! She looks so adorable in her little sushi chef costume! and the sign to her sushi bar is so cute! Her first creations are ebi (shrimp) nigiri and egg-rolled sushi! 

I cannot get over how detailed the sushi are! Her little signature bow on the tails of the shrimp, and the little seaweed Hello Kitty face in the middle of the roll! Oh I love this set already! 


#2 ~ Wooden Signs, Sushi with Toppings, Teapot

Those three wooden signs placed on a fan might be items on the menu, I think? They look so adorable with Hello Kitty on it! 

And the three pieces of sushi with Hello Kitty's face on the seaweed are so detailed! Got to love the little wooden platter they are sitting on! I think the toppings are different variations of tobiko (roe/fish eggs).. But I can't tell what the one on the right is..

The little dish for putting soy sauce is cute! But why isn't there a teacup (in the entire Re-Ment set) to match the teapot? I'm disappointed with that part~ Nonetheless, the teapot has pretty flower patterns on it with a Hello Kitty head topper! 


#3 ~ Ika Nigiri, Sushi in Egg Suit, Sashimi Bucket

In the third set, two cute pieces of Hello Kitty sushi are presented on some elegant dishes! There are four special plates in this collection and the other two are in #1 above! Love the little round Hello Kitty rice ball wrapped snugly in an egg suit! The white sushi looks like a piece of ika (squid) nigiri! I love the little wooden bucket that holds the sashimi, complete with a mini pair of tongs!


#4 ~ Maguro Nigiri, Menu, Miso Soup

The red fish on the blue plate looks like a piece of maguro (tuna). The Hello Kitty shaped menu is perfect for your to see what else is available on the menu besides all the rotating plates of sushi before your eyes! Sushi is often consumed with a side of miso soup, which is a warm broth made with fish stock and bean paste! 


#5 ~ Chawanmushi, Apple-Shaped Sushi, Dessert

In the little cup shaped like an apple is some piping hot chawanmushi, a savoury steamed egg custard that often contains mushrooms and shrimp! The two little apple-shaped sushi is covered with thin slices of salmon and tuna and it looks so cute! Almost too cute to eat!

Dessert is served in a little black sundae cup with a dainty silver spoon! I wonder what it could be! My first thought was ice cream, but it could also be a pudding or meringue. Take your pick!


#6 ~ Assorted Sushi Bento Box

At the end of your meal, why not pack some food in a bento box for lunch the next day?

This bento (lunch box) contains a tamago (egg) nigiri, a piece of maki (sushi roll), a temaki (hand cone) and a piece of inari (tofu wrap) sushi. All with Hello Kitty features of course! There's even a tiny bottle of soy sauce and disposable chopsticks to complete your bento!


Here is an overview of everything! Sushi is my all-time favourite food and this Re-Ment set just makes me love it even more! I think my favourite item will have to be the bento box, since it has so many varieties of sushi!

Let me know if you like Hello Kitty and would like to see more Hello Kitty Re-Ment sets in the future!

Nikki :)

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