Hmm... what to put in the Bento?!
Hmm... what to put in the Bento?
Allright...I'm going to start doing Bento lunches for myself and I'm looking for some awesome Ideas on what kind of delicious stuffs to put in it... I've seen some ideas, actually quite a bit, but I want to hear from other people what they like in theirs!
Answers:
marinate chicken breasts and then grill them. the cold sliced grilled chicken should be good. i like furikake on my rice, but sometimes do prefer my rice plain. hmm. maybe some grilled veggies with shoyu?
my favorite bentos at the market are the chicken katsu with a shrimp tempura, but you really don't want to eat fried stuff everyday.
how about some edamame, too? yum!
The joy of the o-bento is the simplicity, like steamed white rice with umiboshi, some grilled salted salmon, some veggies boiled in sweet soy sauce. Maybe a few orange slices.
or-
steamed white rice with sesame/salt topping, a couple of chicken wing segments, some wilted spinach with sesame oil and soy sauce, and a small bunch of grapes.
Think balance-light/dark; sweet/salt, soft/firm....
This are the typical ones I make for my kids (and their friends) to take to school here in Missouri.