Nerikiri with the appropriate degree of softness and viscosity is made by forcing the mixture into a wooden mold with various carved patterns, elaborating it by hand or with spatulas, and tinting it with food dyes such as artificial colors and gardenias.
適度なやわらかさと粘度があり、これを様々な形を彫刻した木型に押し付けたり、手やへらで整形して細工を施し、着色料やクチナシなどの食用色素で彩色して仕上げる。