How to make an octodog

As promised, here’s another tutorial. This time, it’s the simple yet well-loved octodog!!

First, cut the hot dog into half. You can actually use the entire hot dog if you want really long tentacles. I’ve even done a 3/4 and 1/4 size for a mommy and baby octodog. But I find that this particular size fits well in my bento boxes.

Using a knife, make a slit in the middle and down till almost 3/4 way down.

Then make a few more additional slits till you get 8 legs. Sometimes I use a scissors to make those slits especially when I am making a baby octodog. The knife can get a little slippery, so I find it easier just to snip with a scissors.

Dump the hotdog into a pot of boiling water. As it sits in the boiling water, the tentacles will start curling up.

Remove from heat after a few minutes.

For the eyes & mouth, I use chocolate rice sprinkles. Just poke 3 little holes with the tip of a chopstick and stuff 3 chocolate sprinkles in them. If you don’t like sprinkles, you can also use these Food Writer Edible Markers or anything else you fancy.

And you’ll have the Octodog!!!   Have fun making these!!