Japanese Bento!!!

Late last night i decided to browse for bento sets and i got awfully inspired by all the cute cute little bento boxes and decided that i should make one. Shouldnt be so difficult right?

I was so wrong. After all is said and done, Benton is an art form. You don't have to be a masterchef to make these pretty dishes up but instead lots of ideas and creativity. 3 main things to note, though each on its own is fairly simple but together makes for a challenging task!

1) What food should i use to make the different shapes or themes?

2) Will the colors compliment each other?

3) Does it taste as nice as it looks? what flavors can i make so it wont compromise the color/theme?

e.g i could use all vegetables in a dish to make it an amazing floral display or different colored rice but would i have ate a whole bowl of rice without anything else?

Incredibly hard my friends! so Kudos to all those japanese mothers and girls making Bentos out there everyday!! Bon appetite!

Cold green tea soba with porkchop chicklets!

A bowl of love.. 

penguin riceball, porkchop + mayo and seaweed eggroll served with teriyaki sauce base

 

Hope you guys are feeling hungry!!

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