It's like netsuke with food! (http://www.nipponham.co.jp/winny/idea_menu/recipe/index4.html) Scroll down to the instruction card.

Melissa

Heh heh! Sweet! I see a lot of those in anime and Japanese movies - they are usually served in bento-style lunch boxes.

For all of us too lazy to cut our own hot dogs, here's OCTODOG (http://www.octodog.net/)

Sake and Octobentodog,

John