My very second Bento

My sister got me a Bento Box as an early birthday present because I had been drooling over Bento&CO's beautiful supplies for the past 3 months.
(lfgjbrigresgbvdfjbsdf I want the entire webstore)



This is my second bento, the first one - yesterday's - was not fit for a photoshoot. As I write to you I'm enjoying my bento's delicious & adorable contents!!!

We went to Pacific Mall last Thursday in the hopes of getting some bento supplies. The only thing I found were some vegetable cutters. You can see the cute little zucchini flowers I made! Those one's were blanched in dashi but you could also coat them with egg, then bread crumbs and pan fry them in a little oil. So tasty! You could do that with asian eggplant too. The crispiness on the outside, the warm tenderness on the inside... urh so good.



Anyway, there are some pictures of tamago too! I forgot to put them in the Bento (and... there was no space left) I filled them with little pieces of (blanched) zucchini, carrot and red onion. I also mixed dried dashi with the raw eggs. The salesman at Sanko (my favorite grocery store ever) suggested I do that to give the eggs a smoky flavour. And sure enough super tasty addition.

By the way, tamago is a sort of rolled omelette, it's normal for the egg inside to be quite runny but if you don't like that, you can microwave it for a few seconds before cutting it.



The only thing I'd do different is the "apple-carrot" slaw. Which honestly does not at all look appetizing. Grating apple by hand = not good idea. I seasoned it with some rice vinegar and mapple syrup. If you want to make it, try chopping a crisp green apple instead of gratting it.



This second bento was really enjoyable and I recommend getting some multigrain rice, not only is the taste hearty but the color and texture of the grains are absolutely beautiful!