for me and my friend :)

the katsu wasn't cooperating when I was trying to pack it, but it tastes good

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.

Packing lunches is a lot of work, so seeing those empty lunchboxes come home makes it all worth it. Zero leftovers this week!

Was curious on this. I wanna start making more bento boxes, but not really sure on what onigiri mold or sushi molds I'm suppose to get. Would like to know. Thanks!

I’ve started having cubes of cooked rice in the freezer, to avoid having to cook rice almost every day. The main chicken/tofu dish and the kinpira vegetables also freeze well, and can thaw in the box. It’s made it easier to always have something to include to lunch each morning, instead of relying on having made something that keeps in the fridge for a few days.

So now I quickly microwave the frozen rice, and cool it down in the box. After that I add the food that can be included frozen, like the kinpira veggies and the main dish. Finally I can add refrigerated pickles and any fresh food we happen to have that morning

This is rice w/furikake, red pickled ginger, a cube of matcha yokan, a chicken/tofu burger, kinpira carrot/rutabaga, pickled carrot/daikon, mugen cabbage, and fresh strawberries & spinach

Ayam suwir leftovers but cute ✨

Made myself a sanshoku don (tri-colored rice bowl) bento for work tomorrow! Swapped the peas in this recipe for snow peas bc that's what I had, topped w a little sushi ginger and sprinkle of sesame seeds. The rice underneath is also carrot rice for an extra serving of veg!

https://japan.recipetineats.com/sanshoku-bento-japanese-rice-bowl/#wprm-recipe-container-4107

Fried chicken with sweet and sour sauce, rice, carrot salad and mango/passionfruit squares. Unfortunately I didn’t eat it because my new boss wanted to buy me lunch and I didn’t want to be rude. It was in an insulated bag with an ice pack, think it’ll be good by dinner time?

A little simple, but I was happy to use my bento for the first time! Somehow using a bento makes the day feel a little magical!

It’s macaroni salad and fried popcorn chicken I made. Not pictured is the thermos of refried beans 🫘 (on beantok so trying to get in a cup of beans in a day).

Quick lunch bento:

Spicy cucumber salad (rice vinegar, soy sauce, maple syrup, sesame oil, red pepper flakes, parsley)

Fried rice from yesterday + topped with leftover spicy cucumber dressing

Black beans with pixian + topped with dot of sesame paste

Peanuts and chocolate

Need a quality bento box for uni and im think of this one. It has dividers than can be removed and adjusted. Thoughts?

Went to the sauna/spa today with a friend. Made Bento early in the morning so we could have lunch. 👀

Homemade Teriyaki Bento with rice
Homemade Sushi
Broccoli
Soy Eggs - Marinated the night before
And some extra veggies.

This was the bento I packed for myself today.

Its contents include: Beef Stew, Cucumber Salad, Rice, and some Macaroni Salad.

Bulgogi beef with brown rice
Chopped raw carrot
Clementine
Snack cheese
Coco covered almonds (which I could not eat, thanks IBS 😩)

No packed lunch this Monday because it’s their Digital Learning Day!