Just Bento

Two ways to make chicken nanban, a sour-sweet-salty chicken that tastes great in bentos. continue reading...

An Indian-influenced complete-meal recipe, great for thermal lunch jars or cold in regular bentos. Vegan, gluten-free, and even diabetic-friendly, but I promise it still tastes terrific! continue reading...

Yet another way to jazz up hard boiled eggs! This is really really easy and really frugal, dare I say cheap…. continue reading...

Bento contents:

• 1 small regular or bánh mi baguette (150cal)
• 1 1/2 cups All-season shredded vegetable pickle salad (30 cal)
• 1/2 cup, approx. 2 oz / 60 g Rafute rillettes (320 cal)
• a few Instant radish pickles (10 cal)
• Parsley for garnish

Total calories (approx): 510 cal (how calories are calculated)

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

Type: Sort-of-Vietnamese (Asian), bread based continue reading...

A very simple ‘instant’ pickle-relish-salad made with always available vegetables, plus an equally easy decorative cutting technique. continue reading...

Healthy and filling, this brown rice kayu or rice porridge is perfect for thermal lunch jars. continue reading...

Here’s a recipe for a classic vegetable dish that is served at New Year’s in Japan. It actually gets better after some time in the refrigerator, and is a great bento side dish that may even bring you some luck! continue reading...

Crispy pan-fried (rather than deep fried) chicken nuggets made from pre-cooked chicken dark meat. The nuggets are coated with cornstarch and thinly shaved or shredded gobo (burdock root) for extra crispiness. You could use leftover turkey (thigh or leg meat), and any kind of firm root vegetable instead. continue reading...