Day 7 April Food Month: Japanese Bento Box
Contents of the Bento Boxes: (Top Photo) Box Number 1 (Left Hand Side) – Purple rice flavoured with seeds, moulded and wrapped with nori, sugar snap peas, pickled ginger, 1 boiled egg half, love-heart shaped carrots, pickled gherkins. Box Number 2 (Right Hand Side) – Beef Stir Fry, 1 baby tomato halved, curly green lettuce, shredded apple and a kiwi fruit. One box has a heart-shaped moulded boiled egg.
Because we’re on holiday, Millie and I spent a lot of time in the kitchen today and produced three bento boxes. Unless I learnt some really quick ways of producing these, this is not something that my normal weekday could include. Maybe using leftovers, making a big salad and storing it in an airtight container to be used for a few day’s worth of bento, putting plain rice in one section, using some pre-made foods would make production easier and quicker.
I loved making these. The things I love most about them are that they are so healthy and filling. I love the ability to play with patterns, colour, texture. I loved learning all the new skills like moulding rice, moulding eggs, designing the box.
I’d love to teach how to make these but as a beginner I found some amazing resources on the Net, people much more qualified to teach this artform. Firstly, feast your eyes on this and tell me that you are not intrigued. After this visual dream, I recommend reading lunchinabox.net thoroughly. I found it to be the most comprehensive in all my hunting.
Enjoy! Let me know how you go…
Mia
xoxo
PS And still the baby beetroot is waiting patiently to join in all the fun. Tomorrow will involved baby beetroot and a loss less fuss…
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