Molding daikon oroshi (or grated radish) into the shape of animals or characters is becoming the trend on Twitter and various SNS.
The person who started this was a regular employee living in Tokyo. He did this on a mizore nabe dish to please his friend who was a polar bear lover. After posting it on Twitter, it was retweeted over 2,000 times in half a day and his followers increased by 300.
Source: http://www.asahi.com/articles/ASG1Z5HS6G1ZPTIL022.html
Polar Bear
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The person who started this was a regular employee living in Tokyo. He did this on a mizore nabe dish to please his friend who was a polar bear lover. After posting it on Twitter, it was retweeted over 2,000 times in half a day and his followers increased by 300.
Source: http://www.asahi.com/articles/ASG1Z5HS6G1ZPTIL022.html
Polar Bear