chigiribread

Three-dimensional character bread, called chigiri-pan, is currently trending on Japanese Instagram under the tag #3Dちぎりパン. These upright, puffy loaves are handcrafted by artistic bakers with more than a pinch of creativity and dollops of love. We’ve already spied loaves in the shape of some popular Disney, Ghibli, San-X, and Moomin characters, among others. Perhaps one of the following creations will inspire you to try your hand at making some chigiri-pan for yourself!

It must take more than a little trial and error to perfect making chigiri-pan, but the finished product sure is fun to look at — and, we imagine, eat! Different colors are achieved by mixing a variety of colored powders into the dough, including cocoa, green tea powder, and sweet potato powder (the deep purple color).

Below are some of the cutest and most creative chigiri-pan that we could find online. Which one of the following loaves do you positively want to just gobble up?

https://instagram.com/p/6z2NyoAyIu/?tagged=3d%E3%81%A1%E3%81%8E%E3%82%8A%E3%83%91%E3%83%B3

And, since we know you’re wondering, the staff here at RocketNews24 wouldn’t be opposed to any benevolent donations of chigiri-pan. Especially if someone manages to bake a loaf with a ring of Mr. Sato heads!

Source: Naver Matome
Featured image: Instagram/umi0407