bento recipe

Presentation and instructions for a complete bento

Guy Does Bento no. 3: Mushroom rice and lemon chicken nugget bento

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Guy Does Bento no. 2: Taco-couscous bento

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The guy steps it up with a riff on an Okinawan speciality, taco rice.

Guy Does Bento no. 1: Salmon furikake sushi bento

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The Guy makes his first foray into the world of bento making.

The Guy Does Bento

This is a series of posts featuring bentos made by my spouse, aka The Guy. The Guy is not Japanese, didn't grow up with bentos (but loves the ones I make for him) and is somewhat tentative in the kitchen when he gets out of his comfort zone. See how he gets along in the world of bentos.

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Bento contents:

Total calories (approx): 630 cal (how calories are calculated)

Time needed: 5-10 minutes to assemble in the morning from pre-made components

Type: Japanese, a perennial favorite

A very Japanese spring vegetable bento

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Here's a very Japanese, vegetable based spring bento from a few weeks ago.

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An article that really gets what this site, and the book, are all about.

Great Bento Idea: Giraffe bentos for two little girls by Karaimame

Little giraffe bento

This week's Great Bento Idea comes from a mom of 2 little girls in Finland, Karaimame!

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