r/Bento

Yesterday I made a bowl of salmon, quioa, white beans and brocolli, dressed with olive oil and lemon, and topped with serrano and spring onions. Divine.

And today, charred asparagus and courgette with feta, also dressed in lemon and olive oil, a little pepper, parsley, chives, chilli, and some toasted walnuts.

Took it to eat in the park and it was delicious!

Today's bento for my daughter features🍱

• Rice (with a cute Pochacco seaweed packet!)
• Stuffed Bell Peppers（ピーマンの肉詰め）
• Stir-fried Corn and Spinach with Mayo（とうもろこしとほうれん草のマヨネーズ炒め）
• Stir-fried Eggplant and Bacon with Miso（なすとベーコンの味噌炒め）
• Aji Furai (Deep-fried horse mackerel)（アジフライ）
• Tamagoyaki (Japanese rolled omelet)（たまごやき）
• Cherry Tomato（ミニトマト）

Included a shot of my daughter's bento box today! The box, cutlery, and dessert box are all matching Cinnamoroll. 🐶🩵

Happy Friday! We survived another week of making bento. Big cheers to all the parents who made lunches for their kids this week! 🥂✨

Today's bento for my daughter features:

○Rice topped with flower-shaped fish chips ("Subcharaful")
○Spaghetti Napolitain with spinach and minced pork
○Lotus root and carrot Kinpira (Sweet and savory stir-fry)
○Ebi-Mayo (Shrimp with mayo sauce) and broccoli
○Tamagoyaki (Japanese rolled omelet)
○Wiener sausages
○Honey Butter Soy Sauce Corn Wheels (Sautéed round-cut corn)

What I currently have

Tamagoyaki filled with salmon & lettuce

Apple

And idk what there called, I call them boat cakes but it’s basically a sponge cake

I wanna improve it but I live in the country with the worst food culture (England) and I just want stuff you could find in your fridge, I was thinking of taking advantage of the tin foil that I use to stop the tamagoyaki from going everywhere and use it as a kinda divider or holder for other food, I don’t want something overly Chibi, just something that feels Anime bc I’m a dweeb who likes Japan, any suggestions, and nothing sushi related bc I love sushi and I don’t wanna get sick of it, also idgaf an presintation

i think it’s ok since it’s my first time ^^

Still working on cooking a single portion of pasta! Thankfully, she love's alfredo so I don't think she'll mind. Lol! Do y'all have a favorite protein or main dish for your bento?

Chicken alfredo w/ pesto
Steamed broccoli
Carrot sticks w/ ranch

Mango and avocado crab salad, tomato, cucumber, and pickled red onion salad, and eggplant and mushroom stir-fry are the newbies in this bento.

Today's bento for my daughter features:
Tamagoyaki (Japanese omelet)
Miso-stir-fried eggplant and bacon
Kinpira Renkon (stir-fried lotus root)
Grilled salmon
Japanese fried chicken (Karaage)
Cherry tomatoes
...and rice, of course!

And, just like every day, it comes with her favorite Sanrio character furikake! 🎀 Happy lunch time to my daughter!
I'll be posting the full recipes with ingredient substitutions on my Substack in a few days, so stay tuned! Link is in my profile. 😊

"Today's bento is filled with favorite dishes, balanced for protein, vegetables, and carbohydrates."

Today's Obento Menu
・Japanese-style scrambled eggs (Iri-tamago)
・Thick-cut ham steak
・Curry-flavored sautéed horse mackerel (Aji)
・Curry stir-fried spinach, carrots, bell peppers, and minced meat
・Japanese-style simmered Komatsuna (mustard spinach) and bacon

And it comes with her favorite Sanrio rice seasoning (furikake)🎀