When I was a little girl I was lucky enough to sample the best of japanese food but nothing in my mind compared with the mystical Bento Box (which is a tradional japanese packed lunch) My dad would make a phone call and 20 minutes later a little box of wonders would appear, presented so even the most mundane ingredient looked beautiful, it tasted exotic and facinated me - especially the little soy pot which came in the shape of a little fish - I was clearing out some of my old stuff round at my parents the other day and came across a whole box of these little fish and a flood of memories came with it!
So when I was sat thinking of a tasty, healthy alternative to the boring butty for lunch time I thought Bento!
If you google bento you will get ALOT of sites with pictures, ideas, equipment etc. and you can spend hours (which I did) browsing, drooling and getting over excited!!
Soo here is my first attempt of a Bento Box - I went for a deconstructed version of hubbies fav sandwich the BLT with a twist and with out any bread - it is made up of
2 x Quail Eggs hard boiled and peeled
A couple of baby plum tomatos
Cucumber butterflies (made with one of my little icing cutters)
Salad Leaves
Shreaded Gammon
A bit of salad cream for dipping
I really hope he likes it :)
If you fancy a go at making a bento box then all you need is a sandwich box/something to form dividers - I used cup cake cases/ your imagination and some tasty ingredients! Traditionally it would contain rice and meat/fish and most importantly an assortment of colourful tastey bites - but the beauty of this is you can make it your way - happy bento making!
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