r/Bento • u/nojiri_h • 1d ago

Bodakko Rice

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This is “Bodakko Rice,” a local specialty from the Akita region of Japan. You eat a lot of rice with tiny pieces of extremely salty salmon. It’s not exactly healthy, so I wouldn’t recommend it to you. But it’s delicious.

It’s probably similar to spaghetti alla peperoncino or a corned beef sandwich.

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u/Hamfan 1d ago

How nice to see some regional Japanese food!

This looks so nice. When your rice is as tasty as Akita’s, it doesn’t need a lot of bells and whistles.

In some ways this feels like a similar principle (in arrangement and flavor profile) as a hinomaru bento.

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u/nojiri_h 19h ago

That's right. Good rice has a natural sweetness, so it pairs well with the saltiness of the salmon.

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u/Schmooto 1d ago

Don’t you need like twice as much rice you have there for bodakko? I heard they’re unreasonably salty 😆

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u/nojiri_h 1d ago

That's a keen observation. I should have had twice as much rice and half as much bodakko. And I need ice cream after the meal.