Eggs are cheap, versatile and rich in high-quality protein. But up until now, they've always been so insipidly...oval.Well the Japanese are changing all that, with hard-boiled egg molds. These brightly colored plastic contraptions will turn your boring old oval egg into a cartoon fish, star, ghost or, of course, Hello Kitty. Simply drop in a freshly boiled and shelled egg while it's still warm, close the mold and pop in the fridge for a few minutes.
The crafty folks over at Flickr's bento box appreciation site often use molded eggs as part of their adorable Japanese-style boxed lunches - egg chickens laying on nests of julienned zucchini, egg bunnies dashing through broccoli forests, etc. I was so inspired I bought a mold of my own while visiting San Francisco's Japantown last week and have since been enjoying fish- and car-shaped eggs for breakfast. If only my mom had known about these when my brother was a picky toddler who only ate his PB&Js cut into dinosaur shapes!
A wide variety of egg molds are available at eBay's Store in Japan.
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2-19-2008 @ 11:33AM
Jez said...
OMG so cute! I love whimsical items!
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2-20-2008 @ 9:03AM
LinC said...
I think these would make fabulous Easter gifts for my strange friends. Thanks for posting!
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2-25-2008 @ 7:38AM
Jess said...
Hi! That is so cute! Do you remember which store in Japantown you bought this at? Or at least what kind of store it was?
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2-27-2008 @ 11:25AM
Anna said...
I'm surprised yours are turning out alright if you're just using a warm egg and putting it into the fridge. My directions say to peel the egg while it's hot and immediately put it in the mold and then dunk it into a bowl of ice water. When I tried using only warm eggs, mine turn out less detailed.
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