I'm learning to make bento box lunches and I want to know what to look for when I'm at the store but I've seen these two things used a lot in the videos I watch and the recipes i read. I want to know if they're same and can be interchanged or if I have to get each thing separate.
Thank You^_^|||You are absolutely correct.
Roasted Seaweed = Roasted Nori.
Note: You'll need to pay attention to roasted seaweed/nori though. Some are seasoned and some are not. Some also contained a small amount of added oil. So, not all roasted seaweed/nori are identical.|||Yes, it is. Seaweed is called Nori in Japanese. It is a type of algae, traditionally cultivated in the harbours of Japan. Today nori is farmed, processed, toasted, packaged and sold in standard size sheets.
Nori Japanese Seaweed
http://japan-australia.blogspot.com/2010鈥?/a>|||the roasted sheets of seaweed are usually nori but there are shredded seaweed of many varieties
Sunday, February 26, 2012
When making Bento boxes?
When you make a Bento box and you put something warm in it, is the idea to eat it cold later or do you heat it up? Or do you get a special box that means things won't go cold??|||You can heat it up later if you want. Or you can also get insulated bento boxes for hot or warm food. This way the food can stay warm.
But generally, bento foods are supposed to be eaten cold. Thats why they usually put foods that don't need to be heated up.merchants tire
But generally, bento foods are supposed to be eaten cold. Thats why they usually put foods that don't need to be heated up.
Bento boxes in Edmonton?
I've been looking on alot of websites for cute bento boxes, but I'd rather not purchase online. Is there a place in Edmonton that would sell them? I'm thinking somewhere in Chinatown at West Edmonton Mall but it's completely on the other side of the city from where I live and don't want to make the trip for nothing. Any tips?
P.S. I want just a bento box. Not one already made with food in it and all.
THANKS!|||Here is a couple of places to try/
One place that carries a lot of "take-out" boxes is The Real Canadian Wholesale. I'd say about 50-50 chance you'll find a bento box there.
14740-11th Ave
6904 99th Street
Another one that may (or at least order some in for you) would be the Harlan Fairbanks co. They specialize in concession supplies.
11414-119 St.
P.S. I want just a bento box. Not one already made with food in it and all.
THANKS!|||Here is a couple of places to try/
One place that carries a lot of "take-out" boxes is The Real Canadian Wholesale. I'd say about 50-50 chance you'll find a bento box there.
14740-11th Ave
6904 99th Street
Another one that may (or at least order some in for you) would be the Harlan Fairbanks co. They specialize in concession supplies.
11414-119 St.
What's this in my bento box?
I have sushi (California roll), wasabi, ginger, and soy, and a pair of chopsticks.
Then there is this piece of plastic with sweet stuff on it. the squares are 2X2, and the sugar film is 1X1 square in the center. There are 8 squares. I'm guessing it's a candy.
Does this normally come with bento boxes?|||Perhaps it is Botan Ame, kind of a fruit candy
It is rare for candy to be included in a bento box. If it is sweet, it is either sweet beans or fruit.
Then there is this piece of plastic with sweet stuff on it. the squares are 2X2, and the sugar film is 1X1 square in the center. There are 8 squares. I'm guessing it's a candy.
Does this normally come with bento boxes?|||Perhaps it is Botan Ame, kind of a fruit candy
It is rare for candy to be included in a bento box. If it is sweet, it is either sweet beans or fruit.
Japanese bento question?
When japanese people make a traditional bento, what kind of rice do they use (jasmine, regular rice, etc.) and do they add anything special to it to add a certain flavor?|||Japonica rice, which is grown in Japan and sticky. You rarely find other kinds of rice in Japan due to the duty imposed on them and little demand of them; Japanese people eat rice other than Japonica kind little to nothing.
I give you an example on 'little demand': In 1993, Japan got a very cold year and the amount of rice harvested was small enough for Japan to consider import rice from overseas. The government imported rice from Thailand; however, Japanese people either disposed it or used it just as fried rice because it was a different kind of rice and didn't match their taste at all. Many people tried to buy rice directly from Japanese farmers for very high prices. It was a disastrous incident for the Japanese, people with sophisticated taste, and led to the partial opening of Japanese rice market to foreign farmers two years later causing the rise of California rice. I remember the incident very well and my uncle's family had a puddy field so fortunately we could eat top quality Japanese rice with no effort.
%26gt;do they add anything special to it to add a certain flavor?
Not normarly. Though sometime we make a flavoured rice dish called 'takikomigohan'.
I give you an example on 'little demand': In 1993, Japan got a very cold year and the amount of rice harvested was small enough for Japan to consider import rice from overseas. The government imported rice from Thailand; however, Japanese people either disposed it or used it just as fried rice because it was a different kind of rice and didn't match their taste at all. Many people tried to buy rice directly from Japanese farmers for very high prices. It was a disastrous incident for the Japanese, people with sophisticated taste, and led to the partial opening of Japanese rice market to foreign farmers two years later causing the rise of California rice. I remember the incident very well and my uncle's family had a puddy field so fortunately we could eat top quality Japanese rice with no effort.
%26gt;do they add anything special to it to add a certain flavor?
Not normarly. Though sometime we make a flavoured rice dish called 'takikomigohan'.
Japanese lunch box; Bento?
I live in new jersey and so far I've found no place that sells a bento or japanese lunch box. I looked on so many sites that my brain hurts and I want to know if maybe YOU know if like target or walmart or whatever sells a bento? =) Greatly apreciated if you do.|||Do you have an Asian foods store or an Asian gift shop in your area? You might be able to find one there.|||target will probably never sell a bento in it's lifetime but Wal-mart may but you would have to watch wal-mart like a hawk to get it|||Here ya go:
http://www.amazon.com/Japanese-Bento-Box鈥?/a>subway application
http://www.amazon.com/Japanese-Bento-Box鈥?/a>
Bento box lunches buy?
where do you buy bento box lunches?
the japanese ones where you can put lunch insideif i didnt say the right name for it
i need a store actually
cant order online because i need to get one today
so can i get answers fast?|||Where are you located? In SF Bay Area, there's a store called Ichiban Kan. They have some cheap stuff that are really nice. They sell both disposable bento boxes in all sizes and reusable ones.
Edit: Are you able to go to Norcross? There is a Japanese Grocery Store called Tomato Japanese Grocery. They might sell the bento boxes there.
Tomato Japanese Grocery
7124 Pechtre Indstrl Blvd
Norcross, GA 30071
(770) 263-7838
Good Luck!|||If there is an IKEA near you, you can buy this container set: http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/produc鈥?/a>
It isn't pretty like a bento box, but with so many containers, you can put several small ones in the bigger ones and it works like a bento box. I've done that before.
If you need it attractive, you could do the same thing, but put the small containers inside a metal tin like these ones: http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/produc鈥?/a>
Tins and storage containers can also be found at stores like Target and Walmart. Specific bento boxes though, I haven't seen.|||Usually you can find them at any Japanese supermarket. Since I don't know where you live or what stores are near you, I'd suggest just getting regular ol' Tupperware for now and buying one later.|||I'm not sure where you live, but in some cities in the US there's a Japanese equivalent of a 'dollar store'. It's called DAISO JAPAN, and mostly everything they sell is $2.00 (a steal for a bento box) rather than $1.00. You can find everything Japanese there, including bento boxes. There was actually one in my hometown, but it went out of business a couple of months ago. Search for DAISO JAPAN in your city online.
the japanese ones where you can put lunch insideif i didnt say the right name for it
i need a store actually
cant order online because i need to get one today
so can i get answers fast?|||Where are you located? In SF Bay Area, there's a store called Ichiban Kan. They have some cheap stuff that are really nice. They sell both disposable bento boxes in all sizes and reusable ones.
Edit: Are you able to go to Norcross? There is a Japanese Grocery Store called Tomato Japanese Grocery. They might sell the bento boxes there.
Tomato Japanese Grocery
7124 Pechtre Indstrl Blvd
Norcross, GA 30071
(770) 263-7838
Good Luck!|||If there is an IKEA near you, you can buy this container set: http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/produc鈥?/a>
It isn't pretty like a bento box, but with so many containers, you can put several small ones in the bigger ones and it works like a bento box. I've done that before.
If you need it attractive, you could do the same thing, but put the small containers inside a metal tin like these ones: http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/produc鈥?/a>
Tins and storage containers can also be found at stores like Target and Walmart. Specific bento boxes though, I haven't seen.|||Usually you can find them at any Japanese supermarket. Since I don't know where you live or what stores are near you, I'd suggest just getting regular ol' Tupperware for now and buying one later.|||I'm not sure where you live, but in some cities in the US there's a Japanese equivalent of a 'dollar store'. It's called DAISO JAPAN, and mostly everything they sell is $2.00 (a steal for a bento box) rather than $1.00. You can find everything Japanese there, including bento boxes. There was actually one in my hometown, but it went out of business a couple of months ago. Search for DAISO JAPAN in your city online.
Nancy drew shadow at the waters edge bento box?
I've been at this for an hour. I Need help! Thank you :)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/54606969@N0鈥?/a>|||Here's what I got:
Pig Egg ____ Bear Sandwich _____ Pig Sandwich
Bear Rice _____ Bear Egg_______Cat Egg
Cat Sandwich ____ Pig Rice _______ Cat Rice
Hope that works for you!|||Y U NO GOOGLE THE QUESTION?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/54606969@N0鈥?/a>|||Here's what I got:
Pig Egg ____ Bear Sandwich _____ Pig Sandwich
Bear Rice _____ Bear Egg_______Cat Egg
Cat Sandwich ____ Pig Rice _______ Cat Rice
Hope that works for you!|||Y U NO GOOGLE THE QUESTION?
I love how creative food looks in bento boxes...octopus hot dogs, rabbit apples...does anyone know of a websit?
that has pictures of other creative ways to make food look...I love putting fun looking things in my kindergarteners snack box|||www.justbento.com|||http://image-search.yahoo.co.jp/search?e鈥?/a>|||I love these laptop lunches. The kids and teachers at school think they are awesome too.
http://www.laptoplunches.com/LaptopLunch鈥?/a>
http://www.laptoplunches.com/LaptopLunch鈥?/a>
Really good,easy japanese bento recipes?? plz answer fast! =)?
so just easy, cheap bento ideas (but not anything with sushi plz =p) and besides octopus weiners and onigiri(rice balls)
thanks =)|||I'm in the same situation as your husband. Traditional bento is served cold; however, I use a Thermos Nissan Stainless Steel Lunch Tote http://www.amazon.com/Thermos-Nissan-Oun鈥?/a> I got it about 10 yrs ago when I selected it out of my company's Christmas gift catalog. It took me awhile to appreciate it, but about five years ago, I started to regularly use it because sandwiches were getting old and boring. I now use it four times a week for lunch.
The Thermos Nissan has four containers. The #1 container is a leak-proof container (I always shake it after filling it to make sure the lid is on correctly). The #2 container is an insulated container for rice (not leak-proof). The #3 and #4 containers are Tupperware-like containers (not leak-proof). When I first got it, I didn't think it was big enough until I filled it up with food and then emptied everything on a dinner plate. I was amazed how much food it holds.
I fill the #1 container with hot soup (miso or Lipton cup-a-soup). The #2 container is 1/2 filled with brown rice and topped with protein (salted or smoked salmon, chicken, beef). The #3 and #4 containers are filled with steamed baby carrot, soy beans, cheese, etc. Sometimes I'll freeze a jello cup, remove the #3 container, drop the #4 container to the 3rd place, and put the frozen jello cup in the #4 position. (I hope that makes sense.) By freezing the jello, the heat from the soup and rice won't "melt" the jello.
I pack my Thermos Nissan between 7:00 and 7:30 AM. I'll eat lunch around 12:30 PM. After five hours, the soup and rice / protein stay warm and there's still a slight freeze to the jello. I truly look forward to lunch especially on cold days when I know I've got HOT SOUP.
After about five years of regularly using the Thermos Nissan, I can honestly say that it has improved my health (eating better food, eating smaller portions) to the point that I've lost weight, lowered my blood pressure, and everything else my doctor has told me to improve. I've also saved $$$$$$.
If you get the Themos Nissan or something similar, there is a learning curve on how to prepare and use it, but once you and your husband grasp it, you'll never regret it.
thanks =)|||I'm in the same situation as your husband. Traditional bento is served cold; however, I use a Thermos Nissan Stainless Steel Lunch Tote http://www.amazon.com/Thermos-Nissan-Oun鈥?/a> I got it about 10 yrs ago when I selected it out of my company's Christmas gift catalog. It took me awhile to appreciate it, but about five years ago, I started to regularly use it because sandwiches were getting old and boring. I now use it four times a week for lunch.
The Thermos Nissan has four containers. The #1 container is a leak-proof container (I always shake it after filling it to make sure the lid is on correctly). The #2 container is an insulated container for rice (not leak-proof). The #3 and #4 containers are Tupperware-like containers (not leak-proof). When I first got it, I didn't think it was big enough until I filled it up with food and then emptied everything on a dinner plate. I was amazed how much food it holds.
I fill the #1 container with hot soup (miso or Lipton cup-a-soup). The #2 container is 1/2 filled with brown rice and topped with protein (salted or smoked salmon, chicken, beef). The #3 and #4 containers are filled with steamed baby carrot, soy beans, cheese, etc. Sometimes I'll freeze a jello cup, remove the #3 container, drop the #4 container to the 3rd place, and put the frozen jello cup in the #4 position. (I hope that makes sense.) By freezing the jello, the heat from the soup and rice won't "melt" the jello.
I pack my Thermos Nissan between 7:00 and 7:30 AM. I'll eat lunch around 12:30 PM. After five hours, the soup and rice / protein stay warm and there's still a slight freeze to the jello. I truly look forward to lunch especially on cold days when I know I've got HOT SOUP.
After about five years of regularly using the Thermos Nissan, I can honestly say that it has improved my health (eating better food, eating smaller portions) to the point that I've lost weight, lowered my blood pressure, and everything else my doctor has told me to improve. I've also saved $$$$$$.
If you get the Themos Nissan or something similar, there is a learning curve on how to prepare and use it, but once you and your husband grasp it, you'll never regret it.
I love how creative food looks in bento boxes...octopus hot dogs, rabbit apples...does anyone know of a websit?
that has pictures of other creative ways to make food look...I love putting fun looking things in my kindergarteners snack box|||jbox.com has really cool bento acceseries and japanese snacks for very low prices.eragon book 4 release date
Where can I find a metal bento box or similar metal items? ?
http://www.lunchboxes.com/metal.html
Here I found a website that sells them!
Hope this helps!
Here I found a website that sells them!
Hope this helps!
Is bento(the food) for kids?
Okay, bento(i beleive its chinese for something like cartoon or anime food) Is it for kids, because i wanna pack some around. BUT i dont wanna look like an idiot.|||It's Japanese, and its appropriate for all ages! Bento is basically Japanese for 'boxed lunch'. I'm in college and save a lot of money making bento for lunch instead of eating in the cafeteria, and a friend of mine makes them for her and her husband to take to work every day.
If you want some ideas for fun lunches for your kids and yourself too start at these two sites!|||LOL, its japanese ;] %26amp; sure it is! It's for anyone reallly. Read thiss : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bento
Hope i helped :)|||Bento is japanese. when I bring bento to school, most kids i know love the idea and want their own bento lunches. I suggest that you explore this website for more information and ideas to get you going.
If you want some ideas for fun lunches for your kids and yourself too start at these two sites!|||LOL, its japanese ;] %26amp; sure it is! It's for anyone reallly. Read thiss : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bento
Hope i helped :)|||Bento is japanese. when I bring bento to school, most kids i know love the idea and want their own bento lunches. I suggest that you explore this website for more information and ideas to get you going.
Tools for making bento (Japanese lunch box)?
I live in Sydney. Could someone please tell me where could I get the tools such as Nori cutter, crab sausage cutter, bento box,...blah blah blah. I would like to make a cute bento for my sweet heart everyday. Thanks for your help.|||try and find some sort of Japanese specialty shop near you or buy some off the internet|||here is a restaurant in Sydney if that will do
http://www.bestrestaurants.com.au/restaurants/NSW-Sydney-misojapaneserestaurant.aspx
it Sells Bento and i know there Japanese Lunch Boxes
ok well i don't really know where to get a box or a nori cutter or a crab sausage cutter either try putting susi in instead
Sorry if i wasn't Helpful i dont really know alot about bento's
im kinda 11
~Kalyn~
http://www.bestrestaurants.com.au/restaurants/NSW-Sydney-misojapaneserestaurant.aspx
it Sells Bento and i know there Japanese Lunch Boxes
ok well i don't really know where to get a box or a nori cutter or a crab sausage cutter either try putting susi in instead
Sorry if i wasn't Helpful i dont really know alot about bento's
im kinda 11
~Kalyn~
Where can i buy this Bento box?
so i really want to get this mame shiba bento box but i cant seem to find it any where i can buy it
http://www.akiba-station.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/edamame_shiba_4-300x149.jpg
any mame shiba will work for me rite now thanks|||Found the mameshiba bento box here : http://www.kaboodle.com/reviews/mameshib鈥?/a>|||I don't know about that one, but this site has a wide variety
http://www.hapabento.com/tag/edamame/lund boats
http://www.akiba-station.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/edamame_shiba_4-300x149.jpg
any mame shiba will work for me rite now thanks|||Found the mameshiba bento box here : http://www.kaboodle.com/reviews/mameshib鈥?/a>|||I don't know about that one, but this site has a wide variety
http://www.hapabento.com/tag/edamame/
I need help with coloring my bento rice...any help?
That title is actually misleading. I've never colored my bento rice, it's all been white because I'm wary about mixing color in. I've heard that either food coloring or colored foods like carrots work fine, but I'm not sure how to mix it into the rice without letting the rice lose its stickiness.
Any bento experts out there want to help me out?|||Coloring rice will not cause the rice to lose it's stickiness. Coloring rice is very easy, but tricky. Using food coloring is the easiest and best way to get a desired color. You simply add more or less color to make your desired color.
If you use foods to color, remember that the rice will take up the flavor of whatever you are using for coloring. And, unless you use something like beet juice, your colors will be very light. Simply adjust your rice cooking water for the volume of color liquid. In other words, if you use 16 oz. of water to cook your rice and want to add a teaspoons of color, even it out by taking out a teaspoon of cooking water.
|||It's pretty easy. Just boil the rice with food coloring. If you use carrots, just slice them up really tiny and cook it in the rice. You can use corn and frozen mixed veggies too. Just add them towards the end while the rice is still super wet. I've always cooked the rice with the spices while it's cooking in the pot. Once it's done, open the lid and let it dry a little then you can mold it to whatever you want to.|||In the Asian section of the supermarket,look for bonito flakes. It come packaged in red or green. This is also used in the center of the maki sushi (the long one rolled in nori(seaweed).|||You can use tumeric or saffron|||sazon its in the spice isle of the grocery store
Any bento experts out there want to help me out?|||Coloring rice will not cause the rice to lose it's stickiness. Coloring rice is very easy, but tricky. Using food coloring is the easiest and best way to get a desired color. You simply add more or less color to make your desired color.
If you use foods to color, remember that the rice will take up the flavor of whatever you are using for coloring. And, unless you use something like beet juice, your colors will be very light. Simply adjust your rice cooking water for the volume of color liquid. In other words, if you use 16 oz. of water to cook your rice and want to add a teaspoons of color, even it out by taking out a teaspoon of cooking water.
|||It's pretty easy. Just boil the rice with food coloring. If you use carrots, just slice them up really tiny and cook it in the rice. You can use corn and frozen mixed veggies too. Just add them towards the end while the rice is still super wet. I've always cooked the rice with the spices while it's cooking in the pot. Once it's done, open the lid and let it dry a little then you can mold it to whatever you want to.|||In the Asian section of the supermarket,look for bonito flakes. It come packaged in red or green. This is also used in the center of the maki sushi (the long one rolled in nori(seaweed).|||You can use tumeric or saffron|||sazon its in the spice isle of the grocery store
Bento Box in nancy drew?
I have done the first bento box. Now I am trying to get the program and the password. Can anbody give me hints on the second group of bento boxes?|||I can of course. It's plato's locker.
What is a bento box by the way
What is a bento box by the way
Where can I find this Bento Box?
Go to the provided link and look at the 2 pictures for the article, I need the one on the right but I can't seem to find it anywhere! If you know where to get one, or one similar, please give me the link!!
http:// www. food. com /bb/viewtopic. zsp?t=131883 (remove the spaces)|||Lots of places online sell bento boxes. Here are two:
http://www.buy4asianlife.com/eshop/ids_c鈥?/a>
http://www.jbox.com/category/143|||Please contact your local asian stores if you need this immediately.
http:// www. food. com /bb/viewtopic. zsp?t=131883 (remove the spaces)|||Lots of places online sell bento boxes. Here are two:
http://www.buy4asianlife.com/eshop/ids_c鈥?/a>
http://www.jbox.com/category/143|||Please contact your local asian stores if you need this immediately.
Where can I find bento boxes in San Diego?
If you're looking specifically for the boxes, I would venture to guess that the above poster is correct - check someplace like Cost Plus. You could also go online and see if you can order them from a supplier.
EDIT: Found this website that might be of some use to you:
http://www.kirin-sushi.com/default.pk?ts鈥?/a>|||I haven't seen them before, but Cost Plus World Market would probably be your best bet. They have a lot of unique items from around the world. http://www.worldmarket.com/home.jsp
I don't know where in San Diego you live, but there are half a dozen stores between downtown and north county.|||Yohan is a little store that specializes in Japanese sushi trays, tea cups and pots, trays, just about everything in Japanese food preparation and eating. It is in the little Japanese plaza off the 163 Balboa exit cross street Mercury (there is an In and Out Burger right across the street)
If you want a restaurant that prepares food in a bento box, Katsu Restaurant in San Marcos can't be beat.
EDIT: Found this website that might be of some use to you:
http://www.kirin-sushi.com/default.pk?ts鈥?/a>|||I haven't seen them before, but Cost Plus World Market would probably be your best bet. They have a lot of unique items from around the world. http://www.worldmarket.com/home.jsp
I don't know where in San Diego you live, but there are half a dozen stores between downtown and north county.|||Yohan is a little store that specializes in Japanese sushi trays, tea cups and pots, trays, just about everything in Japanese food preparation and eating. It is in the little Japanese plaza off the 163 Balboa exit cross street Mercury (there is an In and Out Burger right across the street)
If you want a restaurant that prepares food in a bento box, Katsu Restaurant in San Marcos can't be beat.
Have you ever had bento box for lunch?
Is this some type of Asian fare? I have to respond no.|||Explain..?|||No.|||no|||no...campers
Sicked n tired of All u can eat japanese buffet in toronto, anywhere i can get a good simple tasty bento box ?
Ho Su (on the west side of Yonge, a block or two north of Eglinton) goes good %26amp; inexpensive Japanese and Korean.|||emmm.. i always goto kilin japanese cuisine for their chicken teriyaki bento box. it also comes with shrimp %26amp; vegi tempura, fried tofu, dumplings, sushi %26amp; roll. also soup, salad %26amp; ice cream.....^^" i dunno how cud they do it in only $5.99 but the food s really tasty... =)
Qs about the bento lunch box?
k, i would like to make a bento lunch, and i would like to know what is in the lunch and what is the popular food and your favorite food and how to make it. and where to buy a bento lunch box
thx|||For pick-nick, Onigiri (rice ball) is the best.
Almost all the kids loves to have several peaces of fried chicken known as Karaage.
I recommend you to add some veges, like boiled carrot, mini tomato, cucumber, etc.
You can find several kinds of bento lunch boxes in 100-yen shops.
Better lunch boxes are found in home centers and large super markets, like Shimamura, Ito-yokado (7 and Y), Espa.
You can also find them in a sports shops like Zebio sports, Sports-Depo, Alpen, etc.|||buy one online, you can find really cute ones
put in white rice with furikake (rice toppings find in the asian section of the groceries), little hotdogs cut into octopus shapes, tamagoyaki (eggs... can't relly explain it, look up how to make it, it's pretty easy), asparagus wrapped in bacon...
yea my mom used to make me stuff like that when we went on picnics in japan
thx|||For pick-nick, Onigiri (rice ball) is the best.
Almost all the kids loves to have several peaces of fried chicken known as Karaage.
I recommend you to add some veges, like boiled carrot, mini tomato, cucumber, etc.
You can find several kinds of bento lunch boxes in 100-yen shops.
Better lunch boxes are found in home centers and large super markets, like Shimamura, Ito-yokado (7 and Y), Espa.
You can also find them in a sports shops like Zebio sports, Sports-Depo, Alpen, etc.|||buy one online, you can find really cute ones
put in white rice with furikake (rice toppings find in the asian section of the groceries), little hotdogs cut into octopus shapes, tamagoyaki (eggs... can't relly explain it, look up how to make it, it's pretty easy), asparagus wrapped in bacon...
yea my mom used to make me stuff like that when we went on picnics in japan
Help with Nancy drew-shadow at waters edge bento boxes?
in the game i have rice,cat/sandwich,blank,sandwich
bear,blank,pig
rice,blank,egg
bear,bear,blank,blank,pig/egg
bear/sandwich,cat,blank,pig/sandwich
please help me im really stuck.|||Here's a link to a bunch of free Nancy Drew game walkthroughs online. It might be a good place to look for the answer. (sorry, I haven't played this game yet!)|||Heres an online walk-through by "arglefumph": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkMj0rzN8鈥?/a>
Hope this helps....
bear,blank,pig
rice,blank,egg
bear,bear,blank,blank,pig/egg
bear/sandwich,cat,blank,pig/sandwich
please help me im really stuck.|||Here's a link to a bunch of free Nancy Drew game walkthroughs online. It might be a good place to look for the answer. (sorry, I haven't played this game yet!)|||Heres an online walk-through by "arglefumph": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkMj0rzN8鈥?/a>
Hope this helps....
Bento In Ontario?
Where can I buy bento accessories in Ontario?
Not sure if this is the right section or not..|||Hi, I am a former chef and live here in Toronto and we have 2 places that sell the boxes and supplies here, either Sanko on Queen St near Shaw.
Then there is the place in the Kensington Market on Augusta, down from Baldwin, Little Tokyo (not open on Mondays), I have 2 a smaller geni and bigger one I am not sure or the exact name.
Most have 3-5 sections, are oblong, square I have even seen triangular ones. Now there are laquerd wood or plastic/acrylic.|||It's the right section. Bento is Japanese cuisine. Japanese cuisine = Ethnic cuisine.
I would recommend going to an Asian food store.Buy the bento box, pickled vegetables, and other bento food materials there (e.g. sushi mats, sushi materials, rice, etc.).|||Are you talking about Ontario, California? If you are, Marukai in Covina has a ton of them. Bunch of different styles!
Not sure if this is the right section or not..|||Hi, I am a former chef and live here in Toronto and we have 2 places that sell the boxes and supplies here, either Sanko on Queen St near Shaw.
Then there is the place in the Kensington Market on Augusta, down from Baldwin, Little Tokyo (not open on Mondays), I have 2 a smaller geni and bigger one I am not sure or the exact name.
Most have 3-5 sections, are oblong, square I have even seen triangular ones. Now there are laquerd wood or plastic/acrylic.|||It's the right section. Bento is Japanese cuisine. Japanese cuisine = Ethnic cuisine.
I would recommend going to an Asian food store.Buy the bento box, pickled vegetables, and other bento food materials there (e.g. sushi mats, sushi materials, rice, etc.).|||Are you talking about Ontario, California? If you are, Marukai in Covina has a ton of them. Bunch of different styles!
I need help on this bento puzzle on nancy drew shadow at the waters edge?
ive been like trying for HOURS
http://s1226.photobucket.com/albums/ee413/Jenniferkennzy/?action=view%26amp;current=bento.jpg|||How's this solution:
Bunny Rice -- Pig Sandwich -- Cat Egg
Pig Rice -- Cat Sandwich -- Bunny Egg
Bunny Sandwich -- Pig Egg -- Cat Rice
http://s1226.photobucket.com/albums/ee413/Jenniferkennzy/?action=view%26amp;current=bento.jpg|||How's this solution:
Bunny Rice -- Pig Sandwich -- Cat Egg
Pig Rice -- Cat Sandwich -- Bunny Egg
Bunny Sandwich -- Pig Egg -- Cat Rice
My Winamp 5.54 does not have the bento mode or the modern skinning option. I redownloaded the install twice?
I had the same but then I discovered that I did not download
WinAmp 5.54 (full). So I googled for the 5.54 full and installed it. I have got my favorite skin back
WinAmp 5.54 (full). So I googled for the 5.54 full and installed it. I have got my favorite skin back
Where to get cram cream products and bento lunch boxes?
for the bento lunch boxes, take a look here. not sure what cram cream is...
http://www.laptoplunches.com/products.ht鈥?/a>|||target
http://www.laptoplunches.com/products.ht鈥?/a>|||target
Where can I buy a Keropi Bento Box?!?
Pleeeeeaaaassseee! I REALLY want one!|||sam|||Many Sanrio retail stores carry those. Once you found Hello Kitty, other "family members" are not that far away. :)
IPhone Apps: Things, Bento or OmniFocus or something else?
Which iPhone app should I get? Things, Bento or OmniFocus or something else?|||fieldrunners, or, if you are adventurous, jailbreak and install iFile or quickgoldmonroe muffler
How do i keep rice safe to eat in a bento box?
Nothing is going to happen to freshly cooked rice kept in a clean and sealed container during the 4-6 hours before lunchtime.
If you bento box does not seal well, put a sheet of plastic wrap over the box and then the lid on top to keep it in place.
The easiest method would be to use rice cooked the day before that is refrigerated, and then heat it up if you don't want cold rice the next day at lunchtime.
If you bento box does not seal well, put a sheet of plastic wrap over the box and then the lid on top to keep it in place.
The easiest method would be to use rice cooked the day before that is refrigerated, and then heat it up if you don't want cold rice the next day at lunchtime.
Tips for a romantic bento?
So my boyfriend and I are about to have been together for half a year now and I want to do something special to mark the occasion. I already take my own bentos to school every day and I thought it would be nice to surprise him with a romantic bento. My problem is my bentos are very basic and I can't find tips anywhere on how to make a bento lunch more romantic. So please could someone give me some tips? I would greatly appreciate it!|||Bento can be very simple or very elaborately arranged. In Japan, there is a bento style called kyaraben or “character bento”, where the bento is designed to look like popular Japanese cartoon characters (anime) such as Anpanman, Doraemon and Mickey Mouse. You could do something along these lines to make a romantic bento.
Japanese Bento
http://japan-australia.blogspot.com/2010…|||You can buy cookie cutters (small ones) and cut out heart shapes of the meat. You can carve carrot slices into flower shapes. You can buy plastic egg molds at the Japanese shops, cook a hard boiled egg, shell it while it's still hot, put the hot egg into the mold and refrigerate--when it is cold, unmold and it will be in the shape of the mold--molds come in star, heart, moon (car, fish, etc.) shapes--you can slice the unmolded egg in half so it looks pretty. Tuck some chocolate covered strawberries and melon in the box (not too many, Japanese bentos are usually just a taste of this, a taste of that).|||I am not sure if you can get the ingredients as seen in this seb sites:http://www.ajinomoto.co.jp/recipe/obento… but sure it gives you some hint in making a romantic bento.|||to go with the japanese theme of a bento box you should make little sushi rolls with heart shapes in them. they dont have to have fish anything works. just roll it so when you cut it theyll be little hearts!! and use his fave ingredients.|||wtf's a bento????
Japanese Bento
http://japan-australia.blogspot.com/2010…|||You can buy cookie cutters (small ones) and cut out heart shapes of the meat. You can carve carrot slices into flower shapes. You can buy plastic egg molds at the Japanese shops, cook a hard boiled egg, shell it while it's still hot, put the hot egg into the mold and refrigerate--when it is cold, unmold and it will be in the shape of the mold--molds come in star, heart, moon (car, fish, etc.) shapes--you can slice the unmolded egg in half so it looks pretty. Tuck some chocolate covered strawberries and melon in the box (not too many, Japanese bentos are usually just a taste of this, a taste of that).|||I am not sure if you can get the ingredients as seen in this seb sites:http://www.ajinomoto.co.jp/recipe/obento… but sure it gives you some hint in making a romantic bento.|||to go with the japanese theme of a bento box you should make little sushi rolls with heart shapes in them. they dont have to have fish anything works. just roll it so when you cut it theyll be little hearts!! and use his fave ingredients.|||wtf's a bento????
Where can you buy bento boxes?
and what should i put in the bento|||You can buy bento boxes in a local Asian supermarket or in China Town. If you can't find either places, search on the internet-eBay always has at least one bento box seller :)
Bento boxes are usually filled with 3 maint things: steamed rice, vegetables, and a serving of meat or fish. Sometimes, they can be used to carry Sushi, as well.|||For a bento box, there's usually rice, a vegetable and a meat I believe.
I'm not 100% sure though.
If you have a local Japanese market in the area (we have a bunch here), they probably sell the boxes.
But yeah.
There's usually rice, a veggie, and something like chicken or a seafood.|||Many of my friends have bought bento boxes at asian stores, but I think that would depend on where you live. If you cannot find any in your asian store, I would suggest getting one off of the internet. :/
As for what you should put in it, a must is rice, since rice is a required dish in a traditional japanese meal. Most of the time there will be a salad or some kind of vegetable (you can look online for simple recipes for this, too), and then there's usually a meat.
A fun thing to try out would be the cute little octopus hotdogs, which are hotdogs that look like octopus. They are simple to make and so cute! All you have to do is split the bottom of the hotdog into four slices and let the hotdog sit on the splits, and there you have it!
That's about all I have...I hoped this helped you!|||You can buy bento boxes on eBay or J-Box. I think Asian Food Grocer stocks bentos sometimes too.
You can put whatever you want in your bento. It's not like it's illegal to put non-Japanese food in a bento box, after all. But if you want some Japanese recipes I'm sure you can find a bunch by Googling.
Bento boxes are usually filled with 3 maint things: steamed rice, vegetables, and a serving of meat or fish. Sometimes, they can be used to carry Sushi, as well.|||For a bento box, there's usually rice, a vegetable and a meat I believe.
I'm not 100% sure though.
If you have a local Japanese market in the area (we have a bunch here), they probably sell the boxes.
But yeah.
There's usually rice, a veggie, and something like chicken or a seafood.|||Many of my friends have bought bento boxes at asian stores, but I think that would depend on where you live. If you cannot find any in your asian store, I would suggest getting one off of the internet. :/
As for what you should put in it, a must is rice, since rice is a required dish in a traditional japanese meal. Most of the time there will be a salad or some kind of vegetable (you can look online for simple recipes for this, too), and then there's usually a meat.
A fun thing to try out would be the cute little octopus hotdogs, which are hotdogs that look like octopus. They are simple to make and so cute! All you have to do is split the bottom of the hotdog into four slices and let the hotdog sit on the splits, and there you have it!
That's about all I have...I hoped this helped you!|||You can buy bento boxes on eBay or J-Box. I think Asian Food Grocer stocks bentos sometimes too.
You can put whatever you want in your bento. It's not like it's illegal to put non-Japanese food in a bento box, after all. But if you want some Japanese recipes I'm sure you can find a bunch by Googling.
Unknown artist in bento beatbox?
ok on the anime network on demand they used to have bento beatbox and there was a song on there i used to love i cant remember the name.
It was 3 girl group, and the song had like them witha jar with a butterfly in it and thru out he video it shows one of them dropping the jar little by little and when she drops it the other two catches it.
PLZ HELP!|||hey dude! im in mardia...yea =D...add me as ur budday......if your rich in any world can u give me some i only have 6k T^T. Remeber my question...the maplestory one...yea =D. |||the songs called carpe diem by yellow generation
It was 3 girl group, and the song had like them witha jar with a butterfly in it and thru out he video it shows one of them dropping the jar little by little and when she drops it the other two catches it.
PLZ HELP!|||hey dude! im in mardia...yea =D...add me as ur budday......if your rich in any world can u give me some i only have 6k T^T. Remeber my question...the maplestory one...yea =D. |||the songs called carpe diem by yellow generation
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Does anyone here do "bento" school lunches for their kiddos?
if so, how do you like it?
do your kids like it?
is it super time consuming?|||My son gets a bento lunch everyday.
He loves it.
Preparation is tough sometimes. It can take me 2 hours or more for a cutesie bento but he doesn't always get a cutesie one. Sometimes I throw his veggie or seaweed riceballs in syran wrap and "something from the sea and something from the land" in the bento before it's finished.
That's a very old saying in Japan. All the children need something from the sea and something from the land in their lunches.apa 6th edition
do your kids like it?
is it super time consuming?|||My son gets a bento lunch everyday.
He loves it.
Preparation is tough sometimes. It can take me 2 hours or more for a cutesie bento but he doesn't always get a cutesie one. Sometimes I throw his veggie or seaweed riceballs in syran wrap and "something from the sea and something from the land" in the bento before it's finished.
That's a very old saying in Japan. All the children need something from the sea and something from the land in their lunches.
Bento lunches?
how do i color the rice pink and blue and other colors without using food coloring, but using other "dyes" from veggies? like, you know, if i could use the reddish color from beetroot and stuff like that? it would seem more edible.
how do i cut sea weed into very intricate shapes? i know some use hole punches meant for paper, those with designs and all. any other cheaper methods?
any idea what i can use for pink stuff? like if i want to make pink flowers, what do i use?|||Check this site
http://lunchinabox.net/|||Ingredients
Base
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups old fashioned oats
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 cup packed brown sugar
Topping
10 ounces canned mandarin oranges, drained
1 banana, sliced
1 apple, cubed and peeled
1/2 cup raisins
1/4 cup orange juice
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Directions
1Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2Base: In a bowl mix together flour, rolled oats and cinnamon.
3In another bowl, beat butter and sugar until smooth and creamy. Blend in flour mixture. Set aside 1 录 cups of mixture. Press remainder evenly into 13 by 9 inch, ungreased, cake pan. Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes.
4Topping: In a bowl mix together oranges, banana, apples, raisins, orange juice and cinnamon. Spread topping evenly over warm base, leaving a space about a 录 inch from the edges. Sprinkle reserved base mixture over top, patting down gently. Bake 15 to 20 minutes longer or until golden brown. Place pan on a rack to cool completely, then cut into bars.|||Well to make the rice pinkish/red use ADZUKI beans. If you could the rice in a rice cooker, add the beans and its juice, it will make traditional Japanese red rice.
Saffron will make the rice yellow.
how do i cut sea weed into very intricate shapes? i know some use hole punches meant for paper, those with designs and all. any other cheaper methods?
any idea what i can use for pink stuff? like if i want to make pink flowers, what do i use?|||Check this site
http://lunchinabox.net/|||Ingredients
Base
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups old fashioned oats
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 cup packed brown sugar
Topping
10 ounces canned mandarin oranges, drained
1 banana, sliced
1 apple, cubed and peeled
1/2 cup raisins
1/4 cup orange juice
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Directions
1Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2Base: In a bowl mix together flour, rolled oats and cinnamon.
3In another bowl, beat butter and sugar until smooth and creamy. Blend in flour mixture. Set aside 1 录 cups of mixture. Press remainder evenly into 13 by 9 inch, ungreased, cake pan. Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes.
4Topping: In a bowl mix together oranges, banana, apples, raisins, orange juice and cinnamon. Spread topping evenly over warm base, leaving a space about a 录 inch from the edges. Sprinkle reserved base mixture over top, patting down gently. Bake 15 to 20 minutes longer or until golden brown. Place pan on a rack to cool completely, then cut into bars.|||Well to make the rice pinkish/red use ADZUKI beans. If you could the rice in a rice cooker, add the beans and its juice, it will make traditional Japanese red rice.
Saffron will make the rice yellow.
Where may I buy BPA free toddler cups and lunch snack holders-like bento or tupperware?
Just about anywhere, really. I put a couple of links to some that I found on Amazon.com and at Walmart. If you are concerned, just read the labels. Plastic containers will have a recycling symbol on the bottom with a number in the middle of it. Products with numbers 1, 2, 4, 5, and 6 do not contain BPA. Products with the number 7 DO contain BPA, and products with the number 3 MAY contain BPA.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bisphenol_A|||In America that's not true. Look at Amazon. If it's BPA free it should say as thats a major selling point. Everything will be BPA free soon though. A nurse told me that if you hold a bottle up to light and its a little cloudy it BPA free|||everything these days is BPA free, it has to be|||read the package labels, try online, or ask your fave store.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bisphenol_A|||In America that's not true. Look at Amazon. If it's BPA free it should say as thats a major selling point. Everything will be BPA free soon though. A nurse told me that if you hold a bottle up to light and its a little cloudy it BPA free|||everything these days is BPA free, it has to be|||read the package labels, try online, or ask your fave store.
How to make a bento, help ?
i really want to try to make a bento one day, ive heard of them once in my life and i think they are those triangle rice thingies with the black square at the middle/bottom.
so how do you make it ? what are the stuff you need to make it ?|||You need rice and seaweed.
You sound like you want to make a rice ball(onigiri), bento is different. Thats like an entire Japanese lunch.
Here is a video for how to make a rice ball:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_VN1dYcq鈥?/a>
Here is one I use: (much simpler)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPyggXg6-鈥?/a>|||5639958_make-bento.html - Cached
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Bento - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Etymology|History|Types of bento|See alsoBento is a single-portion takeout or home-packed meal common in Japanese cuisine. A traditional bento consists of rice, fish or meat, and one or more pickledor cooked vegetables,...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bento - Cached.|||you are thinking of onigiri, which is a rice ball and that square thing at the bottom is nori, or seaweed like in sushi. A bento is a lunch.|||You need:
Terryaki chicken or terryaki beef
Steamed rice
Wasabi and ginger
Salad
California rolls
Tempura
Orange slices
so how do you make it ? what are the stuff you need to make it ?|||You need rice and seaweed.
You sound like you want to make a rice ball(onigiri), bento is different. Thats like an entire Japanese lunch.
Here is a video for how to make a rice ball:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_VN1dYcq鈥?/a>
Here is one I use: (much simpler)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPyggXg6-鈥?/a>|||5639958_make-bento.html - Cached
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How to Make Bento Lunch Box 銇婂紒褰撱伄浣溿倞鏂?...Ingredients for Bento (serves 1) - Potato Salad - 40g Potato (1.41 oz) 10g Carrot (0.35 oz) 400cc Water (1.69 u.s. cup) 1/2 tsp Salt 4cm Cucumber (1.57 ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_hbPLsZvvo - Cached.Play Video.More results from youtube.com 禄How to Make a Bento Bag | eHow.com
Bento, which means box lunch in Japanese, describes the kind of lunches usually packed by Japanese mothers for their children. Bento food consists of rice, vegetables ...
www.ehow.com/how_7161878_make-bento-ba鈥?- Cached
Bento - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Etymology|History|Types of bento|See alsoBento is a single-portion takeout or home-packed meal common in Japanese cuisine. A traditional bento consists of rice, fish or meat, and one or more pickledor cooked vegetables,...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bento - Cached.|||you are thinking of onigiri, which is a rice ball and that square thing at the bottom is nori, or seaweed like in sushi. A bento is a lunch.|||You need:
Terryaki chicken or terryaki beef
Steamed rice
Wasabi and ginger
Salad
California rolls
Tempura
Orange slices
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Is this considered a bento box?
I have three round bowls that are 12cm in diameter that can be stacked could these be considered bento boxes or do they have to be actual boxes|||A Japanese bento is usually in a boxed-shaped container. Containers or bento boxes usually range from disposable mass produced boxes to beautiful hand crafted lacquerware. That said, a bento can be anything that you make it and doesn't have to be traditional boxed shaped container if you only have round containers. Have a look at this link for some great ideas on what to put in your bento
http://japan-australia.blogspot.com/2010鈥?/a>|||Doesn't have to be a box. :) I have the same thing.car battery
http://japan-australia.blogspot.com/2010鈥?/a>|||Doesn't have to be a box. :) I have the same thing.
Nancy drew shadow at waters edge bento box puzzle help driving me nuts?
Been helping my daughter with this for 2 days now. We even showed it to everyone at the cookout today made it sort of a you do it you get a pize lol. This is the second one the first one was easy. Here is a link to a picture of what it looks like. If anyone can help please... do.... thanks.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/32475432@N0鈥?/a>|||I understand your frustration - these can get really hard. Luckily, I've got a lot of practice.
I believe that it's this (try to envision it in a grid):
Bunny Rice _____ Cat Egg ____ Pig Egg
Pig Sandwich ____ Cat Sandwich ____ Bunny Sandwich
Cat Rice ___ Pig Rice ____ Bunny Egg
Hope that helps!|||OK so I think this is it.
Bunny Rice -Cat Egg-Pig Egg
Pig Sandwich -Cat Sandwich -Bunny Sandwich
Cat Rice -Pig Rice -Bunny Egg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/32475432@N0鈥?/a>|||I understand your frustration - these can get really hard. Luckily, I've got a lot of practice.
I believe that it's this (try to envision it in a grid):
Bunny Rice _____ Cat Egg ____ Pig Egg
Pig Sandwich ____ Cat Sandwich ____ Bunny Sandwich
Cat Rice ___ Pig Rice ____ Bunny Egg
Hope that helps!|||OK so I think this is it.
Bunny Rice -Cat Egg-Pig Egg
Pig Sandwich -Cat Sandwich -Bunny Sandwich
Cat Rice -Pig Rice -Bunny Egg
I need help with a Nancy Drew game, I am stuck on the Bento box?
Can someone please help with this Bento Box on Nancy Drew?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/71308483@N06/6448934003/in/photostream|||pig rice, bear egg, cat egg
bear sand, pig egg, cat sand.
bear rice, cat rice, pig sand.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/71308483@N06/6448934003/in/photostream|||pig rice, bear egg, cat egg
bear sand, pig egg, cat sand.
bear rice, cat rice, pig sand.
Simple Foods To Add Into Bento?
I like to make small lunches for my boyfriend and I'm running out of ideas ! What are some simple recipes I can conjure up to reinvent it a little ? (:|||well, obviously rice. but not just plain rice. perhaps add some peas and carrots to the rice. or maybe some pieces of nuts. even some types of fruit. nori rolls, or nigiri. noodles work well with some nice light sauce. again, plain noodles or add things. many things hold up quite well, especially if you chill them well before packing. and again add some chopped or sliced nuts or sesame seeds or sunflower seeds, perhaps lightly steamed veggies. all sorts of things to put in a baked or steamed bun. consider sweet red bean paste (azuki beans), yum. cashew chicken will hold up very well. make a salad with lentils and veggies. go crazy with salad, either raw or steamed, plain, or lightly sauced. if you have a thermos, hot or cold soup is always nice. add a few small candies, i like jelly beans or those little paper wrapped taffies.
don't listen to mom, go ahead and play with your food. cut pieces of veggies in fun shapes as edible decoration. make a rose from cherry or grape tomatoes. use different sprouts as a bed for other things. thinly sliced radishes add a zing in flavor and are a nice touch added to many things. small pieces of green onion sliced lengthwise and soaked in ice water for awhile will curl up
don't listen to mom, go ahead and play with your food. cut pieces of veggies in fun shapes as edible decoration. make a rose from cherry or grape tomatoes. use different sprouts as a bed for other things. thinly sliced radishes add a zing in flavor and are a nice touch added to many things. small pieces of green onion sliced lengthwise and soaked in ice water for awhile will curl up
Bento Sizes and Calories?
I read on this website in order to have a low calorie bento it must be a cetain size...I want to get one but it can only hold up to 560 calories in it. Does anyone know what size in mL is a 560 calorie bento?|||There is no standard sizes or recipes for bento. You can have a bento lunch the size of a laptop and depending what is in it, it could have fewer calories than a bento lunch the size of a a piece of toast if it is filled to the brim with rice, meat and sauce pored over the top.
You can't determine calories of something that is made up of variable ingredients by size alone!
That is like say "what size soft drink is 250 calories" Well it darn well depends on what it is in the cup - you know?!?!?!?!?!?!
You can't determine calories of something that is made up of variable ingredients by size alone!
That is like say "what size soft drink is 250 calories" Well it darn well depends on what it is in the cup - you know?!?!?!?!?!?!
Bento Boxes?
Does anyone have any great sites about bento boxes, and how to set them up?
I checked a few sites online, but didn't see anything that was too in-depth.
Thanks in advance!|||Try http://www.justbento.com
Mari has great recipes and yummy pics.|||Go to www.Laptoplunches.com
All the moms I know use it. Although it's geared somewhat for kids, there's lots of good info. for adults too - including recipes and ideas.|||The origin of bento can be traced back to the late Kamakura Period (1185 to 1333), when cooked and dried rice called hoshi-ii (糒 or 干し飯, literally "dried meal") was developed. Hoshi-ii can be eaten as is, or can be boiled with water to make cooked rice, and is stored in a small bag. In the Azuchi-Momoyama Period (1568 to 1600), wooden lacquered boxes like today's were produced and bento would be eaten during a hanami or a tea party.
A typical 1000 Yen ekiben, purchased at Tokyo Station
Bento purchased on the Bullet train from Tokyo to Kyoto - in Daruma boxIn the peaceful and prosperous time of the Edo Period (1603 to 1867), bento culture spread and became more refined. Travelers and sightseers would carry a simple koshibentō (腰弁当, "waist bento"), consisting of several onigiri wrapped with bamboo leaves or in a woven bamboo box. One of the most popular styles of bento, called makuno-uchi bentō ("between-act bento"), was first made during this period. People who came to see Noh and Kabuki ate specially prepared bento between maku (acts). Numerous cookbooks were published detailing how to cook, how to pack, and what to prepare for occasions like Hanami and Hinamatsuri.
In the Meiji Period (1868 to 1912), the first ekibentō or ekiben (駅弁当 or 駅弁, "train station bento") was sold. There are several records that claim where ekiben was first sold, but it is believed that it was sold on 16 July 1885, at the Utsunomiya train station, and contained two onigiri and a serving of takuan wrapped in bamboo leaves. As early schools did not provide lunch, students and teachers carried bento, as did many employees. A "European" style bento with sandwiches also went on sale during this period.
In the Taisho period (1912 to 1926), the aluminum bento box became a luxury item because of its ease of cleaning and its silver-like appearance. Also, a move to abolish the practice of bento in school became a social issue. Disparities in wealth spread during this period, following an export boom during World War I and subsequent crop failures in the Tohoku region. A bento too often reflected a student's wealth, and many wondered if this had an unfavorable influence on children both physically, from lack of adequate diet, and psychologically, from a clumsily made bento or the richness of food. After World War II, the practice of bringing bento to school gradually declined and was replaced by uniform food provided for all students and teachers.
Bento regained its popularity in the 1980s, with the help of the microwave oven and the proliferation of convenience stores. In addition, the expensive wood and metal boxes have been replaced at most bento shops with inexpensive, disposable polystyrene boxes. However, even handmade bento have made a comeback, and they are once again a common, although not universal, sight at Japanese schools. The Bento is still used by workers as a packed lunch, by families on day trips, for school picnics and sports days etc. The Bento, made at home, is wrapped in a furoshiki cloth, which acts as both bag and table mat.
Two typical home made Bentos (one open, one wrapped) - note the furoshki clothsBento is also popular in Taiwan. Bendong or Biendang (便當, "convenience pack") made its way to Taiwan in the first half of the 20th century from Japan, where it remains very popular to the present day. The term is a loan word from the Japanese word in Taiwanese and Taiwanese Mandarin.
In 2003, airports started offering an analogous version of the ekiben: bento filled with local cuisine, to be eaten while waiting for an airplane or during the flight.
'O-bento' is what the Japanese call a packed meal, usually lunch. Bento boxes have internal dividers, and sometimes several stacked layers, so different kinds of food sit in their own little compartments. (This is nice if, like me, you don't necessarily like to mix flavours!) The whole thing is usually wrapped together with chopsticks in a cloth or special bag, and the goal is to make the whole package as attractive as possible - from considering the colour combinations of the food and presenting and garnishing it as neatly and artfully as you can, to co-ordinating the box, chopsticks and wrapper, and any other items like paper napkins, knife and fork or spoon, drink flask or thermos.
Bento boxes themselves range from handsome lacquered wood boxes, with which you may be served in a nice Japanese restaurant, to children's plastic lunchboxes decorated with cartoon (anime) character art. There are styles to appeal to the businessman, the elegant young lady, the differing tastes of little boys and girls. I once saw an extra-large charcoal-grey bento box that I thought would be exactly right for Tony Soprano!
As with so much of modern Japanese culture, the aesthetic (especially for children and young women) is strongly based on a compact cuteness. If you went to a school where kids brought packed lunches, you know how much it means to a kid when Mum (or Dad, or whoever takes care of these things at home) packs his or her favourites, and what a social advantage it is to have a parent who packs lunches that are admired or envied, particularly if the food is handy for swapping and sharing. The same is true in Japanese schools, but the 'judges' award a lot of additional points for presentation. There is often some rivalry between housewife-mothers to produce the niftiest bento, which can be fun, but is a source of serious and unwelcome social pressure for some women, who rise early in the morning and agonise over what to make today, so their children's friends and teachers won't think they suck.
The base of any bento lunch is cold, cooked white rice, or sometimes noodles - the filling, carbohydrate-rich staples of the Japanese diet. (I wonder if anyone in Japan is willing to try the Atkins diet, or are they all too sensible?) In addition, there's okazu - side dishes, which can include meat, fish, eggs, tofu, fruit and vegetables, all presented in bite-size form for handy chopstick action. They all have to be prepared in such a way that they will taste nice cold (although sometimes bento is reheated). Okazu add colour and flavour, vary with the seasons, and round out the nutritional value of the meal with protein, vitamins and minerals. For colour and dietary balance, try to have one 'protein' item and at least two from the fruit/veg category (remember, a healthy diet includes at least five handful-sized portions of fruit and vegetables a day). Of course, there are also different ways of dressing up the rice or noodles to avoid monotony. As well as seasonal items, bento may showcase regional specialties - this is true of ekiben, takeaway bento sold at railway stations around Japan. You can take an ekiben eating tour of the nation if you like!
Bento form part of the Japanese language of love. Aiso bento (I think I spelled that right) means bento made as a romantic gesture. In a culture where girls are traditionally expected to be pretty demure and domestic, one of the accepted ways to show a boy you like him is to make him a special bento. Of course, when you look at some of the wilder Japanese youth culture, that seems sweetly old-fashioned, but it can still mean a lot! In shoujo (for girls) anime and comics (manga) you'll often see schoolgirls give bento to the boys they have a crush on - in Wedding Peach, Momoko's attempt to do this for the handsome Yanagiba is thwarted when pesky but attractive Yosuke points out that the food wasn't homemade, but came from a convenience store! In Maison Ikkoku (although it's more of a seinen - young man's - manga), Kyoko shows her affection for Godai by making him cute kid-style lunches that will impress the children at the daycare centre where he works. Bento can also be a wife's way of showing her husband that she still cares for him - and, of course, her children that she loves them and wants their day at school to be pleasant.fun girl games
I checked a few sites online, but didn't see anything that was too in-depth.
Thanks in advance!|||Try http://www.justbento.com
Mari has great recipes and yummy pics.|||Go to www.Laptoplunches.com
All the moms I know use it. Although it's geared somewhat for kids, there's lots of good info. for adults too - including recipes and ideas.|||The origin of bento can be traced back to the late Kamakura Period (1185 to 1333), when cooked and dried rice called hoshi-ii (糒 or 干し飯, literally "dried meal") was developed. Hoshi-ii can be eaten as is, or can be boiled with water to make cooked rice, and is stored in a small bag. In the Azuchi-Momoyama Period (1568 to 1600), wooden lacquered boxes like today's were produced and bento would be eaten during a hanami or a tea party.
A typical 1000 Yen ekiben, purchased at Tokyo Station
Bento purchased on the Bullet train from Tokyo to Kyoto - in Daruma boxIn the peaceful and prosperous time of the Edo Period (1603 to 1867), bento culture spread and became more refined. Travelers and sightseers would carry a simple koshibentō (腰弁当, "waist bento"), consisting of several onigiri wrapped with bamboo leaves or in a woven bamboo box. One of the most popular styles of bento, called makuno-uchi bentō ("between-act bento"), was first made during this period. People who came to see Noh and Kabuki ate specially prepared bento between maku (acts). Numerous cookbooks were published detailing how to cook, how to pack, and what to prepare for occasions like Hanami and Hinamatsuri.
In the Meiji Period (1868 to 1912), the first ekibentō or ekiben (駅弁当 or 駅弁, "train station bento") was sold. There are several records that claim where ekiben was first sold, but it is believed that it was sold on 16 July 1885, at the Utsunomiya train station, and contained two onigiri and a serving of takuan wrapped in bamboo leaves. As early schools did not provide lunch, students and teachers carried bento, as did many employees. A "European" style bento with sandwiches also went on sale during this period.
In the Taisho period (1912 to 1926), the aluminum bento box became a luxury item because of its ease of cleaning and its silver-like appearance. Also, a move to abolish the practice of bento in school became a social issue. Disparities in wealth spread during this period, following an export boom during World War I and subsequent crop failures in the Tohoku region. A bento too often reflected a student's wealth, and many wondered if this had an unfavorable influence on children both physically, from lack of adequate diet, and psychologically, from a clumsily made bento or the richness of food. After World War II, the practice of bringing bento to school gradually declined and was replaced by uniform food provided for all students and teachers.
Bento regained its popularity in the 1980s, with the help of the microwave oven and the proliferation of convenience stores. In addition, the expensive wood and metal boxes have been replaced at most bento shops with inexpensive, disposable polystyrene boxes. However, even handmade bento have made a comeback, and they are once again a common, although not universal, sight at Japanese schools. The Bento is still used by workers as a packed lunch, by families on day trips, for school picnics and sports days etc. The Bento, made at home, is wrapped in a furoshiki cloth, which acts as both bag and table mat.
Two typical home made Bentos (one open, one wrapped) - note the furoshki clothsBento is also popular in Taiwan. Bendong or Biendang (便當, "convenience pack") made its way to Taiwan in the first half of the 20th century from Japan, where it remains very popular to the present day. The term is a loan word from the Japanese word in Taiwanese and Taiwanese Mandarin.
In 2003, airports started offering an analogous version of the ekiben: bento filled with local cuisine, to be eaten while waiting for an airplane or during the flight.
'O-bento' is what the Japanese call a packed meal, usually lunch. Bento boxes have internal dividers, and sometimes several stacked layers, so different kinds of food sit in their own little compartments. (This is nice if, like me, you don't necessarily like to mix flavours!) The whole thing is usually wrapped together with chopsticks in a cloth or special bag, and the goal is to make the whole package as attractive as possible - from considering the colour combinations of the food and presenting and garnishing it as neatly and artfully as you can, to co-ordinating the box, chopsticks and wrapper, and any other items like paper napkins, knife and fork or spoon, drink flask or thermos.
Bento boxes themselves range from handsome lacquered wood boxes, with which you may be served in a nice Japanese restaurant, to children's plastic lunchboxes decorated with cartoon (anime) character art. There are styles to appeal to the businessman, the elegant young lady, the differing tastes of little boys and girls. I once saw an extra-large charcoal-grey bento box that I thought would be exactly right for Tony Soprano!
As with so much of modern Japanese culture, the aesthetic (especially for children and young women) is strongly based on a compact cuteness. If you went to a school where kids brought packed lunches, you know how much it means to a kid when Mum (or Dad, or whoever takes care of these things at home) packs his or her favourites, and what a social advantage it is to have a parent who packs lunches that are admired or envied, particularly if the food is handy for swapping and sharing. The same is true in Japanese schools, but the 'judges' award a lot of additional points for presentation. There is often some rivalry between housewife-mothers to produce the niftiest bento, which can be fun, but is a source of serious and unwelcome social pressure for some women, who rise early in the morning and agonise over what to make today, so their children's friends and teachers won't think they suck.
The base of any bento lunch is cold, cooked white rice, or sometimes noodles - the filling, carbohydrate-rich staples of the Japanese diet. (I wonder if anyone in Japan is willing to try the Atkins diet, or are they all too sensible?) In addition, there's okazu - side dishes, which can include meat, fish, eggs, tofu, fruit and vegetables, all presented in bite-size form for handy chopstick action. They all have to be prepared in such a way that they will taste nice cold (although sometimes bento is reheated). Okazu add colour and flavour, vary with the seasons, and round out the nutritional value of the meal with protein, vitamins and minerals. For colour and dietary balance, try to have one 'protein' item and at least two from the fruit/veg category (remember, a healthy diet includes at least five handful-sized portions of fruit and vegetables a day). Of course, there are also different ways of dressing up the rice or noodles to avoid monotony. As well as seasonal items, bento may showcase regional specialties - this is true of ekiben, takeaway bento sold at railway stations around Japan. You can take an ekiben eating tour of the nation if you like!
Bento form part of the Japanese language of love. Aiso bento (I think I spelled that right) means bento made as a romantic gesture. In a culture where girls are traditionally expected to be pretty demure and domestic, one of the accepted ways to show a boy you like him is to make him a special bento. Of course, when you look at some of the wilder Japanese youth culture, that seems sweetly old-fashioned, but it can still mean a lot! In shoujo (for girls) anime and comics (manga) you'll often see schoolgirls give bento to the boys they have a crush on - in Wedding Peach, Momoko's attempt to do this for the handsome Yanagiba is thwarted when pesky but attractive Yosuke points out that the food wasn't homemade, but came from a convenience store! In Maison Ikkoku (although it's more of a seinen - young man's - manga), Kyoko shows her affection for Godai by making him cute kid-style lunches that will impress the children at the daycare centre where he works. Bento can also be a wife's way of showing her husband that she still cares for him - and, of course, her children that she loves them and wants their day at school to be pleasant.
Were can i find some great bento box recipes for my new website? (and no not "justbento" please)
:3 please help|||Here's a bunch of ideas and recipes:
http://www.c4vct.com/kym/bento/recipes.h鈥?/a>
http://www.recipezaar.com/bb/viewtopic.z鈥?/a>
http://www.cookingcute.com/recipes.htm
http://community.livejournal.com/bentolu鈥?/a>
http://hubpages.com/hub/Bento_Box_Recipe鈥?/a>|||Make some fun, easy dishes. Salads, fruit and faux sushi may all go into one box for a fun, light meal. Other bento box dishes may include rice, pasta and mini muffins. The possibilities are as endless as the creativity that goes into the box.
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http://www.c4vct.com/kym/bento/recipes.h鈥?/a>
http://www.recipezaar.com/bb/viewtopic.z鈥?/a>
http://www.cookingcute.com/recipes.htm
http://community.livejournal.com/bentolu鈥?/a>
http://hubpages.com/hub/Bento_Box_Recipe鈥?/a>|||Make some fun, easy dishes. Salads, fruit and faux sushi may all go into one box for a fun, light meal. Other bento box dishes may include rice, pasta and mini muffins. The possibilities are as endless as the creativity that goes into the box.
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I am looking for an insulated bento lunch box piko. anyone know where I can get one in the upstate ny area?
welcom|||no you can order one from lunchboxes.com $19.50-$29.50
just type in bento in the search area.|||i bet if u look hard enough u could find one on ebay
just type in bento in the search area.|||i bet if u look hard enough u could find one on ebay
Where can I find non-shrimp/crab/lobster bento recipes?
My box looks like this- http://cgi.ebay.com/Japanese-Bento-Lunch鈥?/a>
What is the best type of rice to use to get it sticky? How should I cook it?
Thanks!|||Try the site below. They do have what they call ' sticky rice ', it's a little different than your regular rice.|||The best rice to use for Japanese dishes or bento is Japanese sticky rice which is a short grain rice. In most Western countries you can buy this rice in the supermarket and it is labelled as sushi rice. Basically any short grain rice will suffice. Wash the rice three times in cold water before cooking as this will remove a lot of the starch and your water should go from a cloudy milky colour the first wash to a clear colour for the last wash.
What is the best type of rice to use to get it sticky? How should I cook it?
Thanks!|||Try the site below. They do have what they call ' sticky rice ', it's a little different than your regular rice.|||The best rice to use for Japanese dishes or bento is Japanese sticky rice which is a short grain rice. In most Western countries you can buy this rice in the supermarket and it is labelled as sushi rice. Basically any short grain rice will suffice. Wash the rice three times in cold water before cooking as this will remove a lot of the starch and your water should go from a cloudy milky colour the first wash to a clear colour for the last wash.
Bento Content ideas and combinations?
Hi, i wanna make a bento box, so can anyone give me combinations , recipes and ideas ?? Just typical everyday bento lunches that japanese people eat i guess , thanks ^^|||A Bento box usually has three compartments. The largest compartment would contain the main dish, often sushi or sashimi, but could also be some hot dish, like Tempura. One of the small compartments would typically hold rice and the other compartment would be pickled vegetables
Japanese pickled Vegetables
http://www.justhungry.com/introduction-q鈥?/a>
Sushi
http://www.makemysushi.com/
Japanese sticky rice
http://www.justhungry.com/2003/11/japane鈥?/a> -
Japanese pickled Vegetables
http://www.justhungry.com/introduction-q鈥?/a>
Sushi
http://www.makemysushi.com/
Japanese sticky rice
http://www.justhungry.com/2003/11/japane鈥?/a> -
Where to buy cute bento maker/shapes/cutter?
Mitsuwa Marketplace has a selection of obento items such as sushi grass, rice ball molds, nori punchers, mini sauce bottles, bento cutters, bento boxes and paper/plastic food cups, alumi cups, etc, so do a few of the shops within Mitsuwa's shopping gallery
http://www.mitsuwa.com/english/index.htm…
Marukai- Their Marukai Forum stores have bento items. But, their Marukai 98 Cents Plus Super Store locations have tons of obento making accessories, everything from mini-sauce bottles, decorated foils, rice ball molds, mini (super-mini) containers, nori punchers etc, and it's all super-cheap, with most items under $2. They also have a very limited selection in their newly opened online store
http://www.marukai.com/index-e.html
http://www.marukaiestore.com/
Other resources that are online only-
From Japan With Love
http://www.from-japan-with-love.com/stgo…
Bento Crazy
http://bentocrazy.ecrater.com/
Ichiban Kan (I think this is the best online-only resource)
http://www.ichibankanusa.com/lunch_decor…|||http://www.jbox.com/index.html (main page)
http://www.jbox.com/TOPPROD/WK#NYH042 (what you're looking for - I think.)textfree pinger
http://www.mitsuwa.com/english/index.htm…
Marukai- Their Marukai Forum stores have bento items. But, their Marukai 98 Cents Plus Super Store locations have tons of obento making accessories, everything from mini-sauce bottles, decorated foils, rice ball molds, mini (super-mini) containers, nori punchers etc, and it's all super-cheap, with most items under $2. They also have a very limited selection in their newly opened online store
http://www.marukai.com/index-e.html
http://www.marukaiestore.com/
Other resources that are online only-
From Japan With Love
http://www.from-japan-with-love.com/stgo…
Bento Crazy
http://bentocrazy.ecrater.com/
Ichiban Kan (I think this is the best online-only resource)
http://www.ichibankanusa.com/lunch_decor…|||http://www.jbox.com/index.html (main page)
http://www.jbox.com/TOPPROD/WK#NYH042 (what you're looking for - I think.)
Should i make a Bento for him?
Ok, me and this guy Kyle have romantic feelings for eachother, but everyone sees us as friends. we hangout and we've kissed, went swimming at like 12pm with eachother,and with friends.
Anyways i'm a wonerful cook and i was wondering cause i love the jappanese culture if i should make a Bento for him?! ^_^ they do it in the movies and i always wanted to do that!!
Soooo.....should i ???|||aww, how sweet!
that would be adorable. go for it! ♥
^^|||Make it if you want.
Anyways i'm a wonerful cook and i was wondering cause i love the jappanese culture if i should make a Bento for him?! ^_^ they do it in the movies and i always wanted to do that!!
Soooo.....should i ???|||aww, how sweet!
that would be adorable. go for it! ♥
^^|||Make it if you want.
Does anyone work for wasabi sushi & bento restaurant in london?? pls do answer i need help on my cover letter!?
I'm so stuck!..........I'm a student looking for part time, applying for kitchen staff. Thank you so much and in return I'll answer your questions too. Thanks again!|||No
What should I put in my bento?
for people who have bento and use bento box, what do you put in yours? what kinda of food and how to make some of it :3 i want some new ideas for mine :3|||I never seem to want to put the salad in there. It seems wrong. I'm not fond of ginger dressing. How about a few rolls, a tempura and dashi.|||i don't have any radical ideas but i found some via the internet
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/413818
http://lunchinabox.net/
http://www.cookingcute.com/
http://www.sushisushi.co.uk/
http://moderntraditional.com/magazine/be鈥?/a>
also try rice, tempura, sushi, pickled vegetables, broiled salmon, pickled ume, nori.
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/413818
http://lunchinabox.net/
http://www.cookingcute.com/
http://www.sushisushi.co.uk/
http://moderntraditional.com/magazine/be鈥?/a>
also try rice, tempura, sushi, pickled vegetables, broiled salmon, pickled ume, nori.
Buy Bento in Canada?
I'm looking for a store in my province Ontario Canada that sells bento boxes and/or accessories. Or a website that ships to Canada.
NOT including ebay or amazon please :)|||If you want to buy them right from a store, there's probably a ton of stores in the Chinatown region that sell them.
If you go to Pacific Mall in Toronto on Steeles Ave (it's a mall with Asian stores), you can be sure to find some!
I've even seen some Hello Kitty ones at a Sanrio store. http://shop.sanrio.com/hello-kitty-lunch鈥?/a>|||I am a former chef and live in Toronto ON and have several and I have purchased them here in Toronto at various Japanese store, T%26amp;T Supermarkets and at the Pacific Mall in Markham as the first lady stated, they run for the acrylic around $10-20, the lacquered melamite can be pricey, let me know were you from and I can direct you to a closer location, there is one place in London ON also that has them.
I answered a similar inquiry for a young lady in Ottawa last month with the same info..|||I can not do that
I Live In California
BUT
you can look here
http://www.airandangels.com/bentobox/gal鈥?/a>
NOT including ebay or amazon please :)|||If you want to buy them right from a store, there's probably a ton of stores in the Chinatown region that sell them.
If you go to Pacific Mall in Toronto on Steeles Ave (it's a mall with Asian stores), you can be sure to find some!
I've even seen some Hello Kitty ones at a Sanrio store. http://shop.sanrio.com/hello-kitty-lunch鈥?/a>|||I am a former chef and live in Toronto ON and have several and I have purchased them here in Toronto at various Japanese store, T%26amp;T Supermarkets and at the Pacific Mall in Markham as the first lady stated, they run for the acrylic around $10-20, the lacquered melamite can be pricey, let me know were you from and I can direct you to a closer location, there is one place in London ON also that has them.
I answered a similar inquiry for a young lady in Ottawa last month with the same info..|||I can not do that
I Live In California
BUT
you can look here
http://www.airandangels.com/bentobox/gal鈥?/a>
Bento Recepies!?
How can i make a real japanese bento?
What should I put in? What's good? What's really "cute"?
And also, how do i make sticjy rice japanese style?
If you know about this answer.. if not... I will delete your answer!|||Bento recipes and pictures. Click this link:
http://japanesefood.about.com/library/pi鈥?/a>
Sticky rice-see if you like this recipe, go here:
http://www.cooks.com/rec/view/0,1618,131鈥?/a>
Happy eating.|||i'm from hawaii and bentos are sold in all the drive inns. the rice is the short grain type,. in hawaii we have hinode or calrose. the bento you can use a tupperware container or something like that . put rice in bottom one to two inch layer. on top of that put teriyaki, fried chicken, spam, hotdog, fried egg. butterfish, mahi mahi, kimchee, takuan, dikon,ume, any of these or all of them can!! if you got sprinkle fudo kaki on the rice and maybe some soy sauce on the side and your all set. bon appetite.|||Chicken Teriaki is good for the main protein. Just marinate skinless and boneless chicken thighs in teriaki sauce and broil for about 5 minutes per side. Slice into strips and serve over some shredded cabbage with a sprinkle of toasted sesame seeds. Another section could have a little green salad made with iceberg lettuce, some shredded carrot and a slice of tomato. I find the best substitute I know for the Japanese dressing is French Dressing with a bit of toasted sesame oil added. Sort grain rice is a necessity, as is a quartered navel orange. That's the basic bento.
For additional items, you might buy some premade sushi, or get really ambitious and make some tempura. Have fun!romance novels
What should I put in? What's good? What's really "cute"?
And also, how do i make sticjy rice japanese style?
If you know about this answer.. if not... I will delete your answer!|||Bento recipes and pictures. Click this link:
http://japanesefood.about.com/library/pi鈥?/a>
Sticky rice-see if you like this recipe, go here:
http://www.cooks.com/rec/view/0,1618,131鈥?/a>
Happy eating.|||i'm from hawaii and bentos are sold in all the drive inns. the rice is the short grain type,. in hawaii we have hinode or calrose. the bento you can use a tupperware container or something like that . put rice in bottom one to two inch layer. on top of that put teriyaki, fried chicken, spam, hotdog, fried egg. butterfish, mahi mahi, kimchee, takuan, dikon,ume, any of these or all of them can!! if you got sprinkle fudo kaki on the rice and maybe some soy sauce on the side and your all set. bon appetite.|||Chicken Teriaki is good for the main protein. Just marinate skinless and boneless chicken thighs in teriaki sauce and broil for about 5 minutes per side. Slice into strips and serve over some shredded cabbage with a sprinkle of toasted sesame seeds. Another section could have a little green salad made with iceberg lettuce, some shredded carrot and a slice of tomato. I find the best substitute I know for the Japanese dressing is French Dressing with a bit of toasted sesame oil added. Sort grain rice is a necessity, as is a quartered navel orange. That's the basic bento.
For additional items, you might buy some premade sushi, or get really ambitious and make some tempura. Have fun!
Bento boxes, where can i find one?
I'm trying to expirement with cultures and I decided that I wanted to purchase a bento box. Well the problem is I cant find any cool websites were they sell chic, classy, or cute bentos.......or any accesories. So if you do know any websites PLEASE let me know.
- dany cali =^.^=|||http://www.from-japan-with-love.com/bent鈥?/a>|||Here ya go:
http://www.mrslinskitchen.com/index.asp?鈥?/a>
This link/site also has some WAY cool ones:
http://www.happymall.com/japan/lacquer_l鈥?/a>
Also, if you live in a large metropolitan district with a large Asian population, Google "99 Ranch Market" and see if there's one near you, or you can order from the link above.......Enjoy!!!
Christopher|||http://www.airandangels.com/bentobox/
http://www.jbox.com/BENTO/
http://www.buy4asianlife.com/eshop/ids_c鈥?/a>
you can also make them:
http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Bento|||Go to Maki of Japan or Asian Chao I LOVE their bento boxes. %26gt;_%26lt;|||bento = lunch box :p
you could always make your own. find out what a typical bento consists of and try to make one yourself.|||I always see a bunch at Target! andat the dollar tree!
- dany cali =^.^=|||http://www.from-japan-with-love.com/bent鈥?/a>|||Here ya go:
http://www.mrslinskitchen.com/index.asp?鈥?/a>
This link/site also has some WAY cool ones:
http://www.happymall.com/japan/lacquer_l鈥?/a>
Also, if you live in a large metropolitan district with a large Asian population, Google "99 Ranch Market" and see if there's one near you, or you can order from the link above.......Enjoy!!!
Christopher|||http://www.airandangels.com/bentobox/
http://www.jbox.com/BENTO/
http://www.buy4asianlife.com/eshop/ids_c鈥?/a>
you can also make them:
http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Bento|||Go to Maki of Japan or Asian Chao I LOVE their bento boxes. %26gt;_%26lt;|||bento = lunch box :p
you could always make your own. find out what a typical bento consists of and try to make one yourself.|||I always see a bunch at Target! andat the dollar tree!
Interesting cold bento/lunchbox ideas?
I'm VERY picky. I don't like just plain rice, and I've never had cold rice, it doesn't sound appetizing.
HATE:
Eggs
hot dogs
spam
pork
lunch meat
raw vegetables
fish
uncooked cheese
I've never had cold noodles but the thought grosses me out ...|||Well that sort of narrows it down to nothing...
How about cooked veggies, blueberries, sourdough bread, and potato salad?
HATE:
Eggs
hot dogs
spam
pork
lunch meat
raw vegetables
fish
uncooked cheese
I've never had cold noodles but the thought grosses me out ...|||Well that sort of narrows it down to nothing...
How about cooked veggies, blueberries, sourdough bread, and potato salad?
Can you skip the part on the bento box on nancy drew shadow at the waters edge?
Hmm i dont think you can, but im so stuck on that bento box puzzle, its HARD!! ive been trying to look if someone can help me do this bento puzzle but it seems there is no help at all. HELP!!
What country is the Bento Box from?
The Bento is from Japan. Originating back to the Kamakura Period 1185 to 1333 AD. The individual lunch boxed portions are also popular in Taiwan where they are known as Bendong or Biendang which means convenience pack.|||japan|||I have eaten Bento Box meals in Japanese restaurants in the USA.
I don't know if they serve them in Japan, however!|||The Bento Box is from Japan|||If it's an expensive box, it's probably made in Japan.
If the box is inexpensive and plastic, probably made in China.
Look on the bottom of the box for a "Made in xxx" sticker.
I don't know if they serve them in Japan, however!|||The Bento Box is from Japan|||If it's an expensive box, it's probably made in Japan.
If the box is inexpensive and plastic, probably made in China.
Look on the bottom of the box for a "Made in xxx" sticker.
Where to buy bento stuff?
I dont just want a bento box, i want the napkin and the chopsticks and ribbon that goes around the bento box. And all of the ones i can find are all kid looking but i kind of want a fancier one.|||Look it up and buy online. Or if your city has an oriental neighborhood, go there.
Here's one place - I'm sure there's more:
www.buy4asianlife.com
One more option would be to go to a nice japanese restaurant and ask the manager where they buy them.
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Here's one place - I'm sure there's more:
www.buy4asianlife.com
One more option would be to go to a nice japanese restaurant and ask the manager where they buy them.
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I want asian bite sized snacks for a bento box, other than those little sea weed rolls you know anything else?
lots of tasty practical little snacks, like mandu dumplings (simpler recipie though) and dressing for those carots and beans...any one know a good chicken / meat roll??|||Green bean, sweet potato and balsamic chicken, grapes, carrots, Babybel cheese, Strawberrys, Olive and Cheese Kabobs, Teddy Grahamwiches, Ham and Cream Cheese Roll Ups, Asian slaw, asparagus, string beans wrapped in bacon, rice mixed with curry powder, Prawns, oysters, spring rolls|||pickled radish (daikon)|||sushi
Can someone help me find this Bento box?
There is a certain bento box that I want. It's a My Neighbor Totoro one with an aqua base. Here's the picture:
http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb25/鈥?/a>
Can somebody tell me what website to order it from?|||hmmm... I looked and I can't find it from an online store. It's possible that you can only buy it in Japan. However, I found a good site from where you can order a Totoro bento box.
http://www.jbox.com/PRODUCT/FK165
http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb25/鈥?/a>
Can somebody tell me what website to order it from?|||hmmm... I looked and I can't find it from an online store. It's possible that you can only buy it in Japan. However, I found a good site from where you can order a Totoro bento box.
http://www.jbox.com/PRODUCT/FK165
Good recipes for bento boxes?
I'm hoping for a wide variety of sushi recipes (besides ones that are well known, like california rolls) or different authentic Japanese food I could put inside the bento box (Like mochi, onigiri, tempura, ect.)
Thank you ahead of time!|||Scroll down this website for Japanese Benito boxes recipes:
http://www.justbento.com/recipes
Thank you ahead of time!|||Scroll down this website for Japanese Benito boxes recipes:
http://www.justbento.com/recipes
Where can I buy a bento box and supplies (NOT online)?
I'm in MN. I just wanna buy one at a store.|||Go to a little Japanese grocer, like in Mankato, or Mound. They should have somedairy queen locations
Where can I buy a bento box?
I have found some really good ones at local Asian Supermarkets and the Japanese Daiso Superstore has a large collection. Online you can find them at Amazon.com|||If you have a Japantown or even Chinatown in your local community, that would be a great place to look for a bento box. Otherwise I've gotten some really wonderful bento boxes through eBay.
Is Bento Kronen good dog food?
I would like to know if Bento Kronen is good dog food. If it is good dog food, why? And if it is bad dog food, why?
Thanks! :)|||Bad- they use Meat and animal derivatives in the majority of their products, that means they are using anything that can be considered meat and used to feed dogs and cats, including but not limited to euthanized pets and animal.
Their wet food is just as bad - Chicken and Veggies
Meat and animal derivatives (chicken 25 %) This means that 75% of the meat included is not CHICKEN
15% on the veal
35% on the beef
Meat and animal derivatives
(min. 4 % game and 4 % poultry) %26lt; game and poultry duo
you can find much better food for your animal|||http://www.hillspet.com/hillspet/minisit鈥?/a>|||i suggest to feed your dog Nutro Ultra or EVO
Thanks! :)|||Bad- they use Meat and animal derivatives in the majority of their products, that means they are using anything that can be considered meat and used to feed dogs and cats, including but not limited to euthanized pets and animal.
Their wet food is just as bad - Chicken and Veggies
Meat and animal derivatives (chicken 25 %) This means that 75% of the meat included is not CHICKEN
15% on the veal
35% on the beef
Meat and animal derivatives
(min. 4 % game and 4 % poultry) %26lt; game and poultry duo
you can find much better food for your animal|||http://www.hillspet.com/hillspet/minisit鈥?/a>|||i suggest to feed your dog Nutro Ultra or EVO
What to fill a bento?
im going to be an exchange student in japan and i would like to know...what does the 3-2-1 system mean how can i make sure the proportions are right? what are some things i can put in a bento lunch? were can i get the recipes|||I have never heard anything like 3-2-1 system.
For bento recipe, please see the below images.
http://www.ajinomoto.co.jp/recipe/bentou鈥?/a>
http://www.ajinomoto.co.jp/recipe/bentou鈥?/a>
http://www.ajinomoto.co.jp/recipe/bentou鈥?/a>
http://www.ajinomoto.co.jp/recipe/bentou鈥?/a>
http://www.ajinomoto.co.jp/recipe/bentou鈥?/a>|||I'm not sure exactly what the 3-2-1 thing means but from what I've seen during my stay last summer, the big part of the bento was rice. They they also sometimes had a little bit of omelet. I can't remember what else was involved but those were the big things.|||I know the 4-3-2-1 bento system.
It is a proportion of the areas that of each in the lunch box occupies.
4:rice.
3:meat or fish.
2:vegetable.
1:tsukemono(pickles) or dessert.|||Seeing is believing.
http://food.blogmura.com/obento/
3-2-1 system:
I'm not sure but it's probably kinda rule that you'd better take meal volume and/or calorie in the ratio to 3:2:1 for breakfast(3), lunch(2) and dinner(1) for good dieting. That is just one of many health advocates and no proof of real effect there.
Instead meat , oil, sugar and salt too much, try a lot of fiber , vegis and fish. This is a basic Japanese style of bento.
The looks, appearance is also very important. Japanese loves arts for everything even for bento. Recipes are not ruled. Everything you want to cook would be packed all together.
It depends on your imagination and cooking skill.|||I think the three-two-one system might be the portion size (is that what you're talking about??) i've never heard of it called tht way, but i know that most of the time a healthy bento has a half the box is rice and then the other half is divided into smaller sections for other foods. My dad is trying to put our family on a diet (we're not fat or anything, but he wants to be healthier) and he uses some 3 to 1 rule where there is 3/4 rice and veggies and good stuff and then 1/4 meat or fish and stuff.
My mom has a Bento cookbook thing that my grandmother gave me (in japanese, though) and it gives different layouts, different recipes, different sets of food and everything. If you're going to japan, buy one at the bookstore when you get there. Ask a clerk to help you find them. Otherwise, use the internet:
http://www.ajinomoto.co.jp/recipe/bentou鈥?/a>
http://www.yoppi.ne.jp/obento/
http://www.e-obento.com/
鈫憈his has books
http://www.kikkoman.co.jp/homecook/lunch鈥?/a>
http://recipe.inoinox.com/
http://www.lettuceclub.net/
鈫憈his has books, too
http://fiw.web.infoseek.co.jp/lunch/
http://www.cartoon.co.jp/obento/200609.h鈥?/a>
鈫憈his is just cute, but maybe too childish??
http://www.geocities.jp/hitosan1/
http://www.recipe.nestle.co.jp/kind/lunc鈥?/a>
Good luck.|||The 3-2-1 system is as follows. Hamburger, pizza and taco.
For bento recipe, please see the below images.
http://www.ajinomoto.co.jp/recipe/bentou鈥?/a>
http://www.ajinomoto.co.jp/recipe/bentou鈥?/a>
http://www.ajinomoto.co.jp/recipe/bentou鈥?/a>
http://www.ajinomoto.co.jp/recipe/bentou鈥?/a>
http://www.ajinomoto.co.jp/recipe/bentou鈥?/a>|||I'm not sure exactly what the 3-2-1 thing means but from what I've seen during my stay last summer, the big part of the bento was rice. They they also sometimes had a little bit of omelet. I can't remember what else was involved but those were the big things.|||I know the 4-3-2-1 bento system.
It is a proportion of the areas that of each in the lunch box occupies.
4:rice.
3:meat or fish.
2:vegetable.
1:tsukemono(pickles) or dessert.|||Seeing is believing.
http://food.blogmura.com/obento/
3-2-1 system:
I'm not sure but it's probably kinda rule that you'd better take meal volume and/or calorie in the ratio to 3:2:1 for breakfast(3), lunch(2) and dinner(1) for good dieting. That is just one of many health advocates and no proof of real effect there.
Instead meat , oil, sugar and salt too much, try a lot of fiber , vegis and fish. This is a basic Japanese style of bento.
The looks, appearance is also very important. Japanese loves arts for everything even for bento. Recipes are not ruled. Everything you want to cook would be packed all together.
It depends on your imagination and cooking skill.|||I think the three-two-one system might be the portion size (is that what you're talking about??) i've never heard of it called tht way, but i know that most of the time a healthy bento has a half the box is rice and then the other half is divided into smaller sections for other foods. My dad is trying to put our family on a diet (we're not fat or anything, but he wants to be healthier) and he uses some 3 to 1 rule where there is 3/4 rice and veggies and good stuff and then 1/4 meat or fish and stuff.
My mom has a Bento cookbook thing that my grandmother gave me (in japanese, though) and it gives different layouts, different recipes, different sets of food and everything. If you're going to japan, buy one at the bookstore when you get there. Ask a clerk to help you find them. Otherwise, use the internet:
http://www.ajinomoto.co.jp/recipe/bentou鈥?/a>
http://www.yoppi.ne.jp/obento/
http://www.e-obento.com/
鈫憈his has books
http://www.kikkoman.co.jp/homecook/lunch鈥?/a>
http://recipe.inoinox.com/
http://www.lettuceclub.net/
鈫憈his has books, too
http://fiw.web.infoseek.co.jp/lunch/
http://www.cartoon.co.jp/obento/200609.h鈥?/a>
鈫憈his is just cute, but maybe too childish??
http://www.geocities.jp/hitosan1/
http://www.recipe.nestle.co.jp/kind/lunc鈥?/a>
Good luck.|||The 3-2-1 system is as follows. Hamburger, pizza and taco.
Questions about New bento box?
hi guys! i just got a new bento box from a store in my town. i really love it, but it is very small. i know that japanese culture uses small portions, but i was just wondering if they carry a drink along or anything else besides the bento box itself? thank you guys very much!|||Carry along a thermos with boiling hot water, and bring along a green tea bag. Enjoy!|||I've seen a few sites about bento and bento style lunches where they pack a thermos of soup along with the box. The only link I have is to a bento-style site that's run by a woman from the US. It is a vegan site, and it's mostly about lunches for her son, but as he is growing, I think the portions may suit an adult as well.
http://veganlunchbox.blogspot.com
http://veganlunchbox.blogspot.com
Bento Box Meals in Nashville?
Anybody know of a good place to buy bento box lunches in Nashville? The meals, not the decorative lunch boxes themselves. |||They sell them at Haney's .redlobster
I just ordered a bento box from ebay?
And I'm wondering....what do Americans put in these cute little lunch boxes?? I know in Japan, rice, protein, and vegetables/fruit are put in them. But what about the Westerners who are either 1.) Too naive to cook all the great food they have in Japan, or 2.) Are unable to access most of the ingredients in order to properly prepare the dishes?
Do you have a bento box? What do you put in it? How do you--as an individual--pack it so everything fits as it should??|||I just pack my normal lunch into it. Leftovers from the night before, or carrot sticks/fruits slices and a sandwich. I am especially proud when I make Japanese dishes to put into my bento, but by no means do I wake up at 5:00 am to pack a fancy lunch. The last bento I made was full of carnitas (all ingredients divided up) with a boiled egg and cookie.
I have several bentos; some work better than others.
Do you have a bento box? What do you put in it? How do you--as an individual--pack it so everything fits as it should??|||I just pack my normal lunch into it. Leftovers from the night before, or carrot sticks/fruits slices and a sandwich. I am especially proud when I make Japanese dishes to put into my bento, but by no means do I wake up at 5:00 am to pack a fancy lunch. The last bento I made was full of carnitas (all ingredients divided up) with a boiled egg and cookie.
I have several bentos; some work better than others.
I have some questions about bento?
i want to take bento to school with me evryday. do you think that is too exreeme? what kinds of things do you normally put in your bento? any good recipes? websites to buy bento boxes off? reccomendation of a good bento box to buy? etc, etc.|||Hi I sometimes take a bento box to school when i have leftovers. It helps me balance my eating and not overeat. I got mine of amazon and love it! i dont really care what in my bento though.|||I put pop tarts in mine.
What ingredients can i put in my bento box?
can anyone list all the stuff i can put in my bento box???|||Rice
Onigiri
Furikake
Pickles
Curry
Bite-Size Vegetables and Fruit
Eggs
Leftovers!
Other Good Okazu|||shrimp tempura
fried or white rice
sushi
fresh orange wedges
edamome
dipping sauces
Onigiri
Furikake
Pickles
Curry
Bite-Size Vegetables and Fruit
Eggs
Leftovers!
Other Good Okazu|||shrimp tempura
fried or white rice
sushi
fresh orange wedges
edamome
dipping sauces
Bento Box for School Lunches?
I bought a Bento box with a bag and a nice stuff for a good price, and now I want to pack it and take it with me for lunch! I was thinking about making Onigiri and taking it with me.
What are some other cool foods that are small enough to pack, but are good to eat? Also, will the Onigiri be okay in my lunch...i don't want the rice to taste bad since i have to take it from 7:30 to 12:15 before i can eat it.|||Here is a great site about Onigiri and how to keep it safe to eat in your Bento Box.
http://justbento.com/handbook/bento-basi鈥?/a>
Here are some great recipes as well.
http://justbento.com/recipes
Bentos were very popular in Hawaii before Bentos were cool. Here are some recipes that were just in todays paper.
Enjoy!
http://74.6.146.127/search/cache?ei=UTF-鈥?/a>|||Stuff the onigiri with some teriyaki salmon or chicken. The rice will be fine. And pack a tangerine - simple. And you will have your protein, carb and fruit. I have some other very simple recipes, but maybe too much work just for lunch. If you want them, email me.
What are some other cool foods that are small enough to pack, but are good to eat? Also, will the Onigiri be okay in my lunch...i don't want the rice to taste bad since i have to take it from 7:30 to 12:15 before i can eat it.|||Here is a great site about Onigiri and how to keep it safe to eat in your Bento Box.
http://justbento.com/handbook/bento-basi鈥?/a>
Here are some great recipes as well.
http://justbento.com/recipes
Bentos were very popular in Hawaii before Bentos were cool. Here are some recipes that were just in todays paper.
Enjoy!
http://74.6.146.127/search/cache?ei=UTF-鈥?/a>|||Stuff the onigiri with some teriyaki salmon or chicken. The rice will be fine. And pack a tangerine - simple. And you will have your protein, carb and fruit. I have some other very simple recipes, but maybe too much work just for lunch. If you want them, email me.
Whats the BEST Bento Site? (with recipes)?
I just started learning about bento and I wanted to know if anyone knows any good bento sites? I've found one so far which is really good (http://www.cookingcute.com) Though I would like to see more bento ideas.|||http://justbento.com/
http://www.recipezaar.com/bb/viewtopic.z鈥?/a>
http://freakintastybento.wordpress.com/
got them from doing this search ( Bento recipes ) at
http://www.metacrawler.com/info.metac/|||If you need more bento supplies, check out www.megasuperbento.ecrater.comkauffman tire
http://www.recipezaar.com/bb/viewtopic.z鈥?/a>
http://freakintastybento.wordpress.com/
got them from doing this search ( Bento recipes ) at
http://www.metacrawler.com/info.metac/|||If you need more bento supplies, check out www.megasuperbento.ecrater.com
Where can I find bento supplies in Miami, FL?
If you can't find any I sell some at my online store http://megasuperbento.ecrater.com
Website that sells bento items?
Like the molds and such..and is there a Japanese store that sells food and such online?|||Here is one that I've used:
http://www.from-japan-with-love.com/kitc鈥?/a>
Or click onto this website and it will give you advice:
http://justbento.com/bento-items-week-wh鈥?/a>|||This is a web site that I like--it has a bunch of different places to look for Bento gear. J-list is also awesome (and is mentioned in this site). Amazon and e-bay also have a lot of Bento things! Several of these sites also sell Japanese non-perishable foods online.
http://lunchinabox.net/2008/06/09/online鈥?/a>|||I recommend this one: https://www.japonmania.com/index.php?cPath=27
They have lots of bento lunchboxes and bento accessories, but also many more Japanese products.
http://www.from-japan-with-love.com/kitc鈥?/a>
Or click onto this website and it will give you advice:
http://justbento.com/bento-items-week-wh鈥?/a>|||This is a web site that I like--it has a bunch of different places to look for Bento gear. J-list is also awesome (and is mentioned in this site). Amazon and e-bay also have a lot of Bento things! Several of these sites also sell Japanese non-perishable foods online.
http://lunchinabox.net/2008/06/09/online鈥?/a>|||I recommend this one: https://www.japonmania.com/index.php?cPath=27
They have lots of bento lunchboxes and bento accessories, but also many more Japanese products.
Need help with Bento ideas and recipes thank you?
If you live in Japan, your best bet is to ask someone in your community: Neighbor, friend, school teacher, housewife etc.
They'll not only be able to provide you with Bento ideas but the cheapest places to purchase the ingredients needed.
You can also try asking the local Junior High School students. They may have a book or two on the subject as "家庭科” Kateika or home economics is usually a required course and if my memory serves me right, I've seen them with obento books in class.
If you don't live in Japan, you can look into different "Bento Box" books on amazon but beware as a lot of the books labeled "bento" are not actual about Japanese Bento but Western Cuisine presented in a bento format. It all depends on what you're looking for.
Here are some book recommendations:
Japanese titles
-作っておくと、便利なおかず―スピード・作りおきおかず
-5分でできるカフェべんとう
English titles
-Bento Boxes: Japanese Meals on the Go
There aren't too many good Bento lunch books in English out there but I can make a recommendation for a general Japanese cookbook which I own:
Quick %26amp; Easy Japanese Cuisine for Everyone
There are plenty of pictures and the explanations are pretty straightforward.
Good luck!|||It's so funny that bentos are going mainstream. My mom is Japanese and she used to make me bento lunches but I was always so embarrassed to take to school...i wanted to be like everyone else with some sort of sandwich and chips but now I see my mom was ahead of the game!
My mom used to make me rice balls - use Japanese white rice seasoned with salt and wrapped in dried seaweed. Sometimes she would put something in the middle, usually pickled plums or cooked salmon. She would also add some sort of fruit. She always cut them into some sort of cute shape.
Here's some more ideas: http://www.cookingcute.com/recipes.htm
They'll not only be able to provide you with Bento ideas but the cheapest places to purchase the ingredients needed.
You can also try asking the local Junior High School students. They may have a book or two on the subject as "家庭科” Kateika or home economics is usually a required course and if my memory serves me right, I've seen them with obento books in class.
If you don't live in Japan, you can look into different "Bento Box" books on amazon but beware as a lot of the books labeled "bento" are not actual about Japanese Bento but Western Cuisine presented in a bento format. It all depends on what you're looking for.
Here are some book recommendations:
Japanese titles
-作っておくと、便利なおかず―スピード・作りおきおかず
-5分でできるカフェべんとう
English titles
-Bento Boxes: Japanese Meals on the Go
There aren't too many good Bento lunch books in English out there but I can make a recommendation for a general Japanese cookbook which I own:
Quick %26amp; Easy Japanese Cuisine for Everyone
There are plenty of pictures and the explanations are pretty straightforward.
Good luck!|||It's so funny that bentos are going mainstream. My mom is Japanese and she used to make me bento lunches but I was always so embarrassed to take to school...i wanted to be like everyone else with some sort of sandwich and chips but now I see my mom was ahead of the game!
My mom used to make me rice balls - use Japanese white rice seasoned with salt and wrapped in dried seaweed. Sometimes she would put something in the middle, usually pickled plums or cooked salmon. She would also add some sort of fruit. She always cut them into some sort of cute shape.
Here's some more ideas: http://www.cookingcute.com/recipes.htm
Where can I buy this Bento lunch box in the UK?
http://www.amazon.com/Kotobuki-280-129-2鈥?/a>
Please help ^_^
Thank you!|||You can buy it from the website.
They state at the bottom they ship overseas.pick a part
Please help ^_^
Thank you!|||You can buy it from the website.
They state at the bottom they ship overseas.
Where can i buy Bento Boxes?
my boyfriend is an Otaku (someone who loves anime) i would like to buy him a bento box for his birthday and he likes the original style ones but id like one with a sort of pattern on, im stuck ive checked ebay, amazon and a lot of stuff, i have no idea in the world where else to go please help meWhere can i buy Bento Boxes?
Most cities have a chinatown, so go there and look for a shop that sells kitchenware. If you aren't near a chinatown, then buy one on-line. Go to "Google Shopping" and type in "Bento Boxes."Where can i buy Bento Boxes?
muji!
they have both plastic and metal types..
if it was me i'd get a plain one and carefully glue on some anime stickers, as i think getting a pre-designed one might prove tricky.
Try checking out Jbox. They're a legitimate website known for selling japanese goods. I've ordered some of their stuff before.
http://www.jbox.com/search/all/bento_boxWhere can i buy Bento Boxes?
do google-search. one online merchant is veryasia
asian market. they sell those boxes, woks, chopsticks, etc.Where can i buy Bento Boxes?
japan centre in london.
www.japancentre.com
Most cities have a chinatown, so go there and look for a shop that sells kitchenware. If you aren't near a chinatown, then buy one on-line. Go to "Google Shopping" and type in "Bento Boxes."Where can i buy Bento Boxes?
muji!
they have both plastic and metal types..
if it was me i'd get a plain one and carefully glue on some anime stickers, as i think getting a pre-designed one might prove tricky.
Try checking out Jbox. They're a legitimate website known for selling japanese goods. I've ordered some of their stuff before.
http://www.jbox.com/search/all/bento_boxWhere can i buy Bento Boxes?
do google-search. one online merchant is veryasia
asian market. they sell those boxes, woks, chopsticks, etc.Where can i buy Bento Boxes?
japan centre in london.
www.japancentre.com
Monday, February 20, 2012
Where can you buy a bento box in ohio?
Try http://www.modes4u.com
They have lots of cute bento boxes and free international shipping for purchase over $78
bento boxes: http://www.modes4u.com/en/cute/c159_Bent鈥?/a>Where can you buy a bento box in ohio?
store.yahoo.com is a good place.
They have lots of cute bento boxes and free international shipping for purchase over $78
bento boxes: http://www.modes4u.com/en/cute/c159_Bent鈥?/a>Where can you buy a bento box in ohio?
store.yahoo.com is a good place.
Nancy drew shadows edge bento boxes?
I cannot figure these things out?Nancy drew shadows edge bento boxes?
I know they can be really irrating! The best thing to do is draw a 3X3 square and fill it in yourself. Start with the biggest piece (because there generally arent that many places to put it) and then fit the smaller pieces around it. It takes practice to get in the swing of it
This site has a bit of an explanation:
This is going to be a matter of logic. And I'm sorry to tell you this, but --
-- the puzzles are random. So while I can tell you the general rules about how these puzzles work, I can't actually give you the exact answer you need. You're most likely going to have to figure it out on your own. Please don't hurt me.
So let's get started. First off, all the patterns you see at the right need to fit into the box at the same time, which means that some of them will overlap.
The squares with two drawings in them -- say, a bear and a bowl of rice -- tell you exactly what piece goes there -- in this case, the rice bear.
The squares with only one drawing in them -- say, just a bear -- tell you that any of the three pieces of that type might go in there -- in this case a bear, but it could be the egg bear, the rice bear, or the sandwich bear.
The empty squares tell you nothing about what goes in there. Oh dear.
The next move is to figure out where the different shapes on the right will fit into the three-by-three box in the middle. Some shapes have only one way to fit into the box; a three-by-three cross, for example, can only go into the box dead center. A single row or column or a group of four squares can fit in several different places.
If you have a large piece that can only go in one way, hurray! If that large piece has any of the squares that tell you exactly what piece goes there, put it in the box first. You're on your way!
Also look for pieces or patterns that repeat. I once had an arrangement in which there was a column with the bear egg at the top, and a row with the bear egg at the left. Since there's only one bear egg possible, they had to be the same square -- so boom, I had a column and a row all ready to go, and the bear egg went in the upper left corner
Now take a look at the remaining pieces and see where they might fit in. A block of four squares can fit in any of the four corners; if you have a large piece already in place, that block of four has to overlap with it somewhere. Look at the pieces involved and figure out where it's possible for it to go..
Once you have a general idea where things might go, start placing the pieces. You can sometimes place items based on the process of elimination. For example, if you know the pig sandwich goes here and the pig egg goes here, the pig rice has to go in the remaining pig spot.
When you fill in the last slot, if you got it right, Nancy comments and you bounce back out to talk to Yumi. If not, try switching pieces you weren't sure about; sometimes that's all you need. If you're totally confused, press the red "Reset" button to start over.
If all else fails, try working this out in the physical world. That is, take a piece of paper, draw the pieces you have, and cut them out, then start moving them around on a table to see what works and what doesn't.
If your having real trouble or just can't be bothered, try this site: http://www.gameboomers.com/wtcheats/pcNn鈥?/a>
they have a few examples
Hope this helped :)
I know they can be really irrating! The best thing to do is draw a 3X3 square and fill it in yourself. Start with the biggest piece (because there generally arent that many places to put it) and then fit the smaller pieces around it. It takes practice to get in the swing of it
This site has a bit of an explanation:
This is going to be a matter of logic. And I'm sorry to tell you this, but --
-- the puzzles are random. So while I can tell you the general rules about how these puzzles work, I can't actually give you the exact answer you need. You're most likely going to have to figure it out on your own. Please don't hurt me.
So let's get started. First off, all the patterns you see at the right need to fit into the box at the same time, which means that some of them will overlap.
The squares with two drawings in them -- say, a bear and a bowl of rice -- tell you exactly what piece goes there -- in this case, the rice bear.
The squares with only one drawing in them -- say, just a bear -- tell you that any of the three pieces of that type might go in there -- in this case a bear, but it could be the egg bear, the rice bear, or the sandwich bear.
The empty squares tell you nothing about what goes in there. Oh dear.
The next move is to figure out where the different shapes on the right will fit into the three-by-three box in the middle. Some shapes have only one way to fit into the box; a three-by-three cross, for example, can only go into the box dead center. A single row or column or a group of four squares can fit in several different places.
If you have a large piece that can only go in one way, hurray! If that large piece has any of the squares that tell you exactly what piece goes there, put it in the box first. You're on your way!
Also look for pieces or patterns that repeat. I once had an arrangement in which there was a column with the bear egg at the top, and a row with the bear egg at the left. Since there's only one bear egg possible, they had to be the same square -- so boom, I had a column and a row all ready to go, and the bear egg went in the upper left corner
Now take a look at the remaining pieces and see where they might fit in. A block of four squares can fit in any of the four corners; if you have a large piece already in place, that block of four has to overlap with it somewhere. Look at the pieces involved and figure out where it's possible for it to go..
Once you have a general idea where things might go, start placing the pieces. You can sometimes place items based on the process of elimination. For example, if you know the pig sandwich goes here and the pig egg goes here, the pig rice has to go in the remaining pig spot.
When you fill in the last slot, if you got it right, Nancy comments and you bounce back out to talk to Yumi. If not, try switching pieces you weren't sure about; sometimes that's all you need. If you're totally confused, press the red "Reset" button to start over.
If all else fails, try working this out in the physical world. That is, take a piece of paper, draw the pieces you have, and cut them out, then start moving them around on a table to see what works and what doesn't.
If your having real trouble or just can't be bothered, try this site: http://www.gameboomers.com/wtcheats/pcNn鈥?/a>
they have a few examples
Hope this helped :)
Cute Bento animal foods?
I've seen a lot of really cute bento boxes. Does anyone have any suggestions for animal-shaped foods that are easy to make and look cute? Preferably ones that would stay fresh for a few hours.Cute Bento animal foods?
This website has great animal bento foods.
http://www.aibento.net/2009/02/an-online鈥?/a>
This website has great animal bento foods.
http://www.aibento.net/2009/02/an-online鈥?/a>
I need help with BENTO BOX FROM NANCY DREW?
I been stuck on NANCY DREW SHADOW AT THE WATERS EDGE .. ITS A BENTO BOX HERE IS A SCREEN SHOT OF THE PUZZLE.
http://i54.tinypic.com/wb2uco.jpg
THANKS.I need help with BENTO BOX FROM NANCY DREW?
This one was tricky; I solved it, hope it works for you.
Bear Sandwich ____ Cat Sandwich ___ Bear Egg
Cat Egg _________Pig Egg________Pig Sandwich
Bear Rice _____ Pig Rice _______Cat Ricetess gerritsen
http://i54.tinypic.com/wb2uco.jpg
THANKS.I need help with BENTO BOX FROM NANCY DREW?
This one was tricky; I solved it, hope it works for you.
Bear Sandwich ____ Cat Sandwich ___ Bear Egg
Cat Egg _________Pig Egg________Pig Sandwich
Bear Rice _____ Pig Rice _______Cat Rice
How Would You Use This Bento?
http://www.jbox.com/product/TPP120
I get that the top is a miso bowl but how do you put the soup in and take it out without spillingHow Would You Use This Bento?
LOL!
You carry your soup in a thermos, the bowl is there for you to pour the soup into. You don't actually carry hot soup in a plastic bento.How Would You Use This Bento?
The middle part which is the face is where you put the soup to carry it, because it is the only compartment that has a lid.
I get that the top is a miso bowl but how do you put the soup in and take it out without spillingHow Would You Use This Bento?
LOL!
You carry your soup in a thermos, the bowl is there for you to pour the soup into. You don't actually carry hot soup in a plastic bento.How Would You Use This Bento?
The middle part which is the face is where you put the soup to carry it, because it is the only compartment that has a lid.
Is my Bento box microwavable?
I recently bought a new bento box and I have no idea whether or no it is microwave safe. It's a two tier box, with a lime green lid. It's an oval and says color combination original collection on the lid. It has chopsticks that are in to pieces and can be put together inside. It came with one divider in the top level. The box came with a cloth rubber band around it.
There was a sticker on the bottom but it was all in japanese. How do I know if my box is microwave safe?Is my Bento box microwavable?
Bento food is eaten at room temperature, so the bento box was probably not designed to be microwavable.
There was a sticker on the bottom but it was all in japanese. How do I know if my box is microwave safe?Is my Bento box microwavable?
Bento food is eaten at room temperature, so the bento box was probably not designed to be microwavable.
Where can I find Bento lunch boxes online?
there's so much sites out there aside from ebay...
cherryblossomgardens.com
happymall.com
korin.com
buy4asianlife.com
these sites have tons of different kinds of bento boxes and so affordable..enjoy!Where can I find Bento lunch boxes online?
EbayWhere can I find Bento lunch boxes online?
EbayWhere can I find Bento lunch boxes online?
EbayWhere can I find Bento lunch boxes online?
ebay...your on internet -_- search!!
cherryblossomgardens.com
happymall.com
korin.com
buy4asianlife.com
these sites have tons of different kinds of bento boxes and so affordable..enjoy!Where can I find Bento lunch boxes online?
EbayWhere can I find Bento lunch boxes online?
EbayWhere can I find Bento lunch boxes online?
EbayWhere can I find Bento lunch boxes online?
ebay...your on internet -_- search!!
What should I put into todays Bento Lunch?
If you name it, I've more than likely got it!
Todays box:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Sanrio-Hello-Kitty-B鈥?/a>What should I put into todays Bento Lunch?
Ebi Fry, umeboshi, white rice!!!What should I put into todays Bento Lunch?
Since the box is red *And O-So incredibly cute* I would go for something spicy. Like a small bowl of soba noodles with hot oil and soy sauce, mixed in with some beans and broccoli. Also add a small container of hot and sour soup, or maybe a cool cucumber salad to take the heat off of the noodles.What should I put into todays Bento Lunch?
Tamagoyaki, beef bulgogi, broccoli (with Kewpie!) and white rice. :D
Todays box:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Sanrio-Hello-Kitty-B鈥?/a>What should I put into todays Bento Lunch?
Ebi Fry, umeboshi, white rice!!!What should I put into todays Bento Lunch?
Since the box is red *And O-So incredibly cute* I would go for something spicy. Like a small bowl of soba noodles with hot oil and soy sauce, mixed in with some beans and broccoli. Also add a small container of hot and sour soup, or maybe a cool cucumber salad to take the heat off of the noodles.What should I put into todays Bento Lunch?
Tamagoyaki, beef bulgogi, broccoli (with Kewpie!) and white rice. :D
Bento decorations...?
could anyone give me some good unique ideas for decorating bento boxes. and i don't just use Asian food i use American too..
thanksBento decorations...?
Try decorating it with Sanrio characters. Maybe like a cute message on there too.Bento decorations...?
have cute utensils
or cut out your sandwitches with heart cookie cutters!sprinter
thanksBento decorations...?
Try decorating it with Sanrio characters. Maybe like a cute message on there too.Bento decorations...?
have cute utensils
or cut out your sandwitches with heart cookie cutters!
Anyone know where i can buy a Bento Box in Lake Mary Florida?
please answer soon i need one for schoolAnyone know where i can buy a Bento Box in Lake Mary Florida?
find a expensive Japanese resteraunts they always got them
find a expensive Japanese resteraunts they always got them
Bento boxes in Philadelphia? Or close?
Ok, I wanna buy a bento box, perferably lightweight, in a set, with a kinchaku or furoshiki. I live in philadelphia and don't know where to buy a bento box. Possibly I could go to the china town Sanrio store? I'm not sure. I wanna know if there are any more stores I could go to.Bento boxes in Philadelphia? Or close?
Try here:
http://www.gourmetofoldecity.com/
French Master Chef Jean-Marie Lacroix serves two versions of a bento box lunch at his eponymous restaurant at the Rittenhouse Hotel in Philadelphia.Bento boxes in Philadelphia? Or close?
www.ILoveObento.com
Try here:
http://www.gourmetofoldecity.com/
French Master Chef Jean-Marie Lacroix serves two versions of a bento box lunch at his eponymous restaurant at the Rittenhouse Hotel in Philadelphia.Bento boxes in Philadelphia? Or close?
www.ILoveObento.com
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Any Windows Software similar to Bento 3?
Firstly, I love bento 3, but it cannot run on my windows platform. So, I was wondering if there is anything close, in terms of being Visually appealing and equally effective as Bento 3. If it can sync with my ipod's Bento, that'll be perfect:)Any Windows Software similar to Bento 3?
Winamp has a default skin called Bento and it can sync with ipods.
edit - I just found out what Bento 3 you were talking about and while Winamp may not be what you are looking for I'll leave this anyway.
Winamp has a default skin called Bento and it can sync with ipods.
edit - I just found out what Bento 3 you were talking about and while Winamp may not be what you are looking for I'll leave this anyway.
Australian websites selling bento boxes?
anyone know of any? or a site that accepts australian currencyAustralian websites selling bento boxes?
www.katachiware.com.au
www.katachiware.com.au
Quick bento ideas for school?
im tired of the horrible school lunches that they serve.Quick bento ideas for school?
grilled teriyaki chicken breast, meat or salmon, sliced
onigiri - rice balls wrapped in seaweed
pickled cucumbers
fruit, such as tangerines or cut orange slices
they can be prepared the night before and refrigerated - by lunch time, they will be at room temperature as bento is usally served.Quick bento ideas for school?
Anything that can be eaten either cool or at room temperature.
It depends on what you like.
I like to mix sweet and savory things, and use plenty of fruit and raw veg as filler.
Today I had these little cakes made up of mashed sweet potatoes and raisins. Good stuff!Quick bento ideas for school?
Is 144 recipes enough. If it is here you are.
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grilled teriyaki chicken breast, meat or salmon, sliced
onigiri - rice balls wrapped in seaweed
pickled cucumbers
fruit, such as tangerines or cut orange slices
they can be prepared the night before and refrigerated - by lunch time, they will be at room temperature as bento is usally served.Quick bento ideas for school?
Anything that can be eaten either cool or at room temperature.
It depends on what you like.
I like to mix sweet and savory things, and use plenty of fruit and raw veg as filler.
Today I had these little cakes made up of mashed sweet potatoes and raisins. Good stuff!Quick bento ideas for school?
Is 144 recipes enough. If it is here you are.
http://www.recipezaar.com/recipes.php?s_鈥?/a>
Where can I buy a BENTO BOX in kernersville, NC ?
I'm part Japanese and I am completely interested in Japanese culture, music,etc. I want to buy a Bent艒 Box. I live here in the US. I want to know were to buy one of these food boxes in Kernersville, NC.
Please Help ?
Thank youuuu ^____^
[bento box link here]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bento.JPGWhere can I buy a BENTO BOX in kernersville, NC ?
thats easy! http://www.ebay.com they have so many to choose from!!Where can I buy a BENTO BOX in kernersville, NC ?
try online. it'd be difficult for me to suggest any local stores in NC. If you're ever in closer up north near the Mitsuwa in Edgewater, NJ you can get some there. Otherwise try online - I know www.jbox.com usually has a few.Where can I buy a BENTO BOX in kernersville, NC ?
I've looked all over the states and there were some shops in California, but I found those online... googling and going online is probably you're best ( and only, here on the East Coast!) bet... good luck!Where can I buy a BENTO BOX in kernersville, NC ?
the closest to a bento restaurant would be sakura's japanese restaurant %26amp; sushi bar. Located in W-S
http://sakurasuperbsushi.com
A Bento Box is the Japanese term for Lunch box. Many Japanese restaurants serve Bento boxes at lunchtime. I suggest you look up the Japanese Restaurants in Kernersville and call them to see if they have Bento lunches.
Please Help ?
Thank youuuu ^____^
[bento box link here]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bento.JPGWhere can I buy a BENTO BOX in kernersville, NC ?
thats easy! http://www.ebay.com they have so many to choose from!!Where can I buy a BENTO BOX in kernersville, NC ?
try online. it'd be difficult for me to suggest any local stores in NC. If you're ever in closer up north near the Mitsuwa in Edgewater, NJ you can get some there. Otherwise try online - I know www.jbox.com usually has a few.Where can I buy a BENTO BOX in kernersville, NC ?
I've looked all over the states and there were some shops in California, but I found those online... googling and going online is probably you're best ( and only, here on the East Coast!) bet... good luck!Where can I buy a BENTO BOX in kernersville, NC ?
the closest to a bento restaurant would be sakura's japanese restaurant %26amp; sushi bar. Located in W-S
http://sakurasuperbsushi.com
A Bento Box is the Japanese term for Lunch box. Many Japanese restaurants serve Bento boxes at lunchtime. I suggest you look up the Japanese Restaurants in Kernersville and call them to see if they have Bento lunches.
Can someone help me with nancy drew shadow at water's edge? bento boxes?
okay so i already passed the first bento box. and she is making me do another one for the computer system or whatever. and this one is really hard and i dont get it at all. so can someone please help me? i have a picture of what she wants me to do but i dont know how to post it. can some one help me with that too?Can someone help me with nancy drew shadow at water's edge? bento boxes?
WOW!
i have the same question!!
im like loving all the nancy drew games. and yes, they are VERY hard!
im doing really good actually, but then the binto boxs come up and it sucks, that i cant get past it.
can anybody tell me the answers please?
p.s. www.gamershell.com DOESNT WORK :(
e-mail me at: m.guerriero87@gmail.comCan someone help me with nancy drew shadow at water's edge? bento boxes?
use a cheat at www.gamershell.com
WOW!
i have the same question!!
im like loving all the nancy drew games. and yes, they are VERY hard!
im doing really good actually, but then the binto boxs come up and it sucks, that i cant get past it.
can anybody tell me the answers please?
p.s. www.gamershell.com DOESNT WORK :(
e-mail me at: m.guerriero87@gmail.comCan someone help me with nancy drew shadow at water's edge? bento boxes?
use a cheat at www.gamershell.com
Has anyone ever ate at Bento Tampopo in San Gabriel? How much do they range at dinner time?
I couldn't find anything on this restaurant in any of my searches. Are you sure you have the name right? Sorry I couldn't help you on this question.
TB
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Making Bento Box?
So i was thinking of making one but does the rice and other cooked items stay warm? Or would I be eating a cold lunch. I've seen that they sometimes wrap the box in cloth and i was wondering if that helped it stay warm or something.Making Bento Box?
There are ones that is thermo (stays warm for several hours up to 4hours)Making Bento Box?
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No, it turns cold or you eat it at room temperature. Unless you have can get to a microwave oven and reheat it.
There are ones that is thermo (stays warm for several hours up to 4hours)Making Bento Box?
yummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
No, it turns cold or you eat it at room temperature. Unless you have can get to a microwave oven and reheat it.
Wre to buy bento boxes in new york and on line that does not cost alot?
i would like a bento box kit with every thing with itWre to buy bento boxes in new york and on line that does not cost alot?
Pearl River Mart in Chinatown has them. They have one lacquer one on their website and one cardboard one, but they have a lot more in the store itself.money games
Pearl River Mart in Chinatown has them. They have one lacquer one on their website and one cardboard one, but they have a lot more in the store itself.
Does anyone have complete Bento Box quilt instructions for making a 6" square from 21/2" strips?
The basic process is very simple. Each block consists of five pieces, with the outer two the same color as the inner one. The center two pieces are in contrasting fabric. You'll make an equal number of light-dark-light and dark-light-dark blocks. Then you'll place them so they alternate light/dark blocks and turn to form the boxes.
For the LIGHT blocks:
2 1/2" square in light fabric
2 1/2" square in dark fabric
2 1/2" x 4 1/2" rectangle in dark fabric
2 1/2" x 4 1/2" rectangle in light fabric
2 1/2" x 6 1/2" rectangle in light fabric
Sew the square together using a scant 1/4" seam. This should leave you with a 2 1/2" x 4 1/2" rectangle. With the LIGHT square at the right, sew the 2 1/2" x 4 1/2" DARK rectangle to the top. Now you'll have a 4 1/2" square. Sew the 2 1/2" x 4 1/2" LIGHT rectangle to the left side, then sew the 2 1/2" x 6 1/2" LIGHT rectangle to the top. You will have a 6 1/2" square. Repeat to form as many light squares as you need.
For the DARK blocks:
2 1/2" square in dark fabric
2 1/2" square in light fabric
2 1/2" x 4 1/2" rectangle in light fabric
2 1/2" x 4 1/2" rectangle in dark fabric
2 1/2" x 6 1/2" rectangle in dark fabric
Repeat the steps above, substituting light for dark and vice versa.
Each block requires 7" of one and 13 1/2" of the other. Since you're making equal numbers of both blocks, you can just cut all of the pieces from each strip. You can get enough pieces for four complete blocks from one light strip and one dark strip. Four blocks equals one 12" finished "box", so you can use that to calculate how many strips you need. Decide how big you want the quilt to be, then divide the width and height by 12". Round up (or down if you plan to add borders). That is the number of boxes across and down. Multiply your number across by your number down to determine how many total boxes. That is the number of 2 1/2" strips of light AND dark you need.
Good luck! It's a fun pattern.
For the LIGHT blocks:
2 1/2" square in light fabric
2 1/2" square in dark fabric
2 1/2" x 4 1/2" rectangle in dark fabric
2 1/2" x 4 1/2" rectangle in light fabric
2 1/2" x 6 1/2" rectangle in light fabric
Sew the square together using a scant 1/4" seam. This should leave you with a 2 1/2" x 4 1/2" rectangle. With the LIGHT square at the right, sew the 2 1/2" x 4 1/2" DARK rectangle to the top. Now you'll have a 4 1/2" square. Sew the 2 1/2" x 4 1/2" LIGHT rectangle to the left side, then sew the 2 1/2" x 6 1/2" LIGHT rectangle to the top. You will have a 6 1/2" square. Repeat to form as many light squares as you need.
For the DARK blocks:
2 1/2" square in dark fabric
2 1/2" square in light fabric
2 1/2" x 4 1/2" rectangle in light fabric
2 1/2" x 4 1/2" rectangle in dark fabric
2 1/2" x 6 1/2" rectangle in dark fabric
Repeat the steps above, substituting light for dark and vice versa.
Each block requires 7" of one and 13 1/2" of the other. Since you're making equal numbers of both blocks, you can just cut all of the pieces from each strip. You can get enough pieces for four complete blocks from one light strip and one dark strip. Four blocks equals one 12" finished "box", so you can use that to calculate how many strips you need. Decide how big you want the quilt to be, then divide the width and height by 12". Round up (or down if you plan to add borders). That is the number of boxes across and down. Multiply your number across by your number down to determine how many total boxes. That is the number of 2 1/2" strips of light AND dark you need.
Good luck! It's a fun pattern.
Where to get a bento box in the Bronx?
well i'm want go to school with my own lunch cause i don't like what they have at my school so i thought why not get a bento box that makes it easer and fun but the reason is i don't know where to get the bento boxWhere to get a bento box in the Bronx?
Im sure most asain specialty markets would carry them, if not try amazon.com or ebay.com.
Im sure most asain specialty markets would carry them, if not try amazon.com or ebay.com.
Bento Box Recipes: Excellent Books and Sites?
What are some excellent books and sites out there that have really unique bento recipes? I've checked online but some books/sites I saw weren't good. Please point me in the right direction.Bento Box Recipes: Excellent Books and Sites?
The typical Japanese bento lunch box consist of a meat, rice and some vegetables and/or pickles. The meat can be a variety of fish such as salmon, or fried chicken, pork cutlets, sausage, hamburger. The rice can be plain or consist of a topping sprinkled on called “furikake”.
For an easy Japanese bento lunch box try some boiled white rice or onigiri (rice ball) with a rolled omlette and a few small main dishes like karaage (Japanese fried chicken), hamburger, tonkatsu (deep fried pork cutlet), gyoza (dumpling), spring rolls, mini sausages, potato or pasta salad.
Read more on Japanese Bento here http://japan-australia.blogspot.com/2010…
Some great Japanese Recipes here http://japan-australia.blogspot.com/sear…Bento Box Recipes: Excellent Books and Sites?
I have been trying some of these recipes http://blog.bento-box.org.uk/category/recipes/ and recently purchased a few bento boxes from here http://www.katachiware.com.au/bento-boxes.html.
Good luck with it, bento is so much fun and probably the only way I can get the kids to eat their viegies.
CheersBento Box Recipes: Excellent Books and Sites?
Simple menus for the bento box by Ellen GreavesBento Box Recipes: Excellent Books and Sites?
Blogs are the best way to go.
Try lunchinabox.net, justbento.com or bentolunch.net
The typical Japanese bento lunch box consist of a meat, rice and some vegetables and/or pickles. The meat can be a variety of fish such as salmon, or fried chicken, pork cutlets, sausage, hamburger. The rice can be plain or consist of a topping sprinkled on called “furikake”.
For an easy Japanese bento lunch box try some boiled white rice or onigiri (rice ball) with a rolled omlette and a few small main dishes like karaage (Japanese fried chicken), hamburger, tonkatsu (deep fried pork cutlet), gyoza (dumpling), spring rolls, mini sausages, potato or pasta salad.
Read more on Japanese Bento here http://japan-australia.blogspot.com/2010…
Some great Japanese Recipes here http://japan-australia.blogspot.com/sear…Bento Box Recipes: Excellent Books and Sites?
I have been trying some of these recipes http://blog.bento-box.org.uk/category/recipes/ and recently purchased a few bento boxes from here http://www.katachiware.com.au/bento-boxes.html.
Good luck with it, bento is so much fun and probably the only way I can get the kids to eat their viegies.
CheersBento Box Recipes: Excellent Books and Sites?
Simple menus for the bento box by Ellen GreavesBento Box Recipes: Excellent Books and Sites?
Blogs are the best way to go.
Try lunchinabox.net, justbento.com or bentolunch.net
Going for a long trip need bento help?
Im making a bento for sunday. we are leaving at 8 in the morning and i have no time to make it the same day. So can i make it the day before?
My bento box has got a small apartment for ice in the lid for keeping cold. so storage is no problemGoing for a long trip need bento help?
of course you can make it the night before
i make 2 bento lunches every night
pop em in the fridge
they are grabbed out in the morning ready to goGoing for a long trip need bento help?
When I pack lunches for a trip, I put together the bread and the veggie slices (or natural peanut butter and jelly) on the whole wheat bread and put it in a sandwich container. I like hte Tupperware ones. They're expensive, but effective. (I've even used one as a freezer container.) Then I put my ketchup and mustard in a small container to add when I want it. THis way, the bread doesn't get soggy. (However, I like it when the bread gets soggy from the PB %26amp; J. It seems to inensify the taste.) I also put in my portable fruit like oranges and bananas in the small cooler as well as baby carrots, celery, etc. I also pack a bag of snacks-- Kashi and/or Triscuits, Whole Foods fruit and grain bars, granola bars (Kashi and/or Cascadian Farms). I even take along dry cereal mixes. (Honey Sunshine, Kashi Heart to Heart, Cheerios, HOney Nut Cheerios, Cascadian Farms Cinnamon Crunch, Cascadian Farms Fruitful Os, EnviroKidz Gorilla Munch, EnviroKidz Leaping Lemurs and anything else we have that might work. I also add raisins and peanuts and semi-sweet chocolate chips.)
Also, do a search for "bento lunches" and you should find some good things.
My bento box has got a small apartment for ice in the lid for keeping cold. so storage is no problemGoing for a long trip need bento help?
of course you can make it the night before
i make 2 bento lunches every night
pop em in the fridge
they are grabbed out in the morning ready to goGoing for a long trip need bento help?
When I pack lunches for a trip, I put together the bread and the veggie slices (or natural peanut butter and jelly) on the whole wheat bread and put it in a sandwich container. I like hte Tupperware ones. They're expensive, but effective. (I've even used one as a freezer container.) Then I put my ketchup and mustard in a small container to add when I want it. THis way, the bread doesn't get soggy. (However, I like it when the bread gets soggy from the PB %26amp; J. It seems to inensify the taste.) I also put in my portable fruit like oranges and bananas in the small cooler as well as baby carrots, celery, etc. I also pack a bag of snacks-- Kashi and/or Triscuits, Whole Foods fruit and grain bars, granola bars (Kashi and/or Cascadian Farms). I even take along dry cereal mixes. (Honey Sunshine, Kashi Heart to Heart, Cheerios, HOney Nut Cheerios, Cascadian Farms Cinnamon Crunch, Cascadian Farms Fruitful Os, EnviroKidz Gorilla Munch, EnviroKidz Leaping Lemurs and anything else we have that might work. I also add raisins and peanuts and semi-sweet chocolate chips.)
Also, do a search for "bento lunches" and you should find some good things.
Where can i buy a bento box in south florida?
Unfortunately, the only major place to purchase Bento Boxes along the East Coast area is New York City. To purchase Bento Boxes in Southern Florida, you need to go online and purchase them. Here are some sites below.
http://www.buy4asianlife.com/eshop/ids_c鈥?/a>
http://www.airandangels.com/bentobox/
http://www.lunchboxes.com/bento.html
There's an American Bento Box called a "Laptop Lunch".
More info can be found here.
http://www.laptoplunches.com/kayaks
http://www.buy4asianlife.com/eshop/ids_c鈥?/a>
http://www.airandangels.com/bentobox/
http://www.lunchboxes.com/bento.html
There's an American Bento Box called a "Laptop Lunch".
More info can be found here.
http://www.laptoplunches.com/
About Bringing Bento lunch to school.?
In 2008 i will start bringing bento to school. I asked a quiestion like this before but i relized i neeed to redo it. I wil be getting bento for christmas. I wanted to know what would be good to pack for my bento. I can not put it in a fridge during school. I want to have onigiri in it with other things. Would it be a good choice? Also if i ever wated to have meat what could i do? Thank you.About Bringing Bento lunch to school.?
I agree with the previous answer -- it is really not necessary to refrigerate your lunch. From observing different food/eating cultures for about 14 years by now (I am not American, but have lived here for that long) I noticed that Americans refrigerate everything out of fear of spoiling food regardless of whether it is necessary or not. In Asia and some European countries, such rampant refrigeration is simply not practiced. With respect to lunch, it is actually the opposite: it is frequently a goal to keep lunch warm, rather than cold! In particular, a popular version of lunch thermos (akin to Zojirushi Mr. Bento http://www.zojirushi.com/ourproducts/lunchjars/lunchjars.html) relies on the hot soup placed on the bottom of this bento container to keep the rest of the food at the slightly warmer than room temperature. So, the conclusion of this thought would be -- don't do anything, just keep your food at the room temperature.
However, if you are not comfortable with this, you could do what another comment here suggested -- refrigerate the bento container the day before and then maybe place it into an insulated lunch bag, which could further be supplied with an ice pack. Alternatively, you could get the above-mentioned insulated thermos/jar and use it as your bento container.
Finally, about what to put in your bento box -- ANYTHING! What makes bento special is not so much WHAT is in it, but HOW it is. The aesthetics is important. Although, trying to put together a balanced meal is of concern as well.
I think you may enjoy the blog devoted to bento (one of many on the web): http://lunchinabox.net. It contains plenty of examples of bento lunches, as well as some really good advice on bento conceptsAbout Bringing Bento lunch to school.?
The joy of the o-bento is the simplicity, like steamed white rice with umiboshi, some grilled salted salmon, some veggies boiled in sweet soy sauce. Maybe a few orange slices.
or-
steamed white rice with sesame/salt topping, a couple of chicken wing segments, some wilted spinach with sesame oil and soy sauce, and a small bunch of grapes.
Think balance-light/dark; sweet/salt, soft/firm....
This are the typical bento lunches I make for my kids (and their friends) to take to school here in Missouri, USA. During summertime, I will pack an blue-ice pack to keep the lunch cool. Usually, the food will keep for a couple of hours just fine.About Bringing Bento lunch to school.?
I used to live in Japan and had friends that brought bento lunches to school. A lot of times, for the meat they would have sushi with crab meat, fish, shrimp, pretty much any kind of meat. It wouldn't be fresh-out-of-the-refrigerator cold, but it would still be okay. As their side they would have onigiri or mochi or an-pan.About Bringing Bento lunch to school.?
Just refrigerate it and take it to school like that. You could also purchase an ice pack, small, and place the bento box on top of that to keep your food cool.
About the meat the same thing. Ice pack and it will keep every thing cold.
I agree with the previous answer -- it is really not necessary to refrigerate your lunch. From observing different food/eating cultures for about 14 years by now (I am not American, but have lived here for that long) I noticed that Americans refrigerate everything out of fear of spoiling food regardless of whether it is necessary or not. In Asia and some European countries, such rampant refrigeration is simply not practiced. With respect to lunch, it is actually the opposite: it is frequently a goal to keep lunch warm, rather than cold! In particular, a popular version of lunch thermos (akin to Zojirushi Mr. Bento http://www.zojirushi.com/ourproducts/lunchjars/lunchjars.html) relies on the hot soup placed on the bottom of this bento container to keep the rest of the food at the slightly warmer than room temperature. So, the conclusion of this thought would be -- don't do anything, just keep your food at the room temperature.
However, if you are not comfortable with this, you could do what another comment here suggested -- refrigerate the bento container the day before and then maybe place it into an insulated lunch bag, which could further be supplied with an ice pack. Alternatively, you could get the above-mentioned insulated thermos/jar and use it as your bento container.
Finally, about what to put in your bento box -- ANYTHING! What makes bento special is not so much WHAT is in it, but HOW it is. The aesthetics is important. Although, trying to put together a balanced meal is of concern as well.
I think you may enjoy the blog devoted to bento (one of many on the web): http://lunchinabox.net. It contains plenty of examples of bento lunches, as well as some really good advice on bento conceptsAbout Bringing Bento lunch to school.?
The joy of the o-bento is the simplicity, like steamed white rice with umiboshi, some grilled salted salmon, some veggies boiled in sweet soy sauce. Maybe a few orange slices.
or-
steamed white rice with sesame/salt topping, a couple of chicken wing segments, some wilted spinach with sesame oil and soy sauce, and a small bunch of grapes.
Think balance-light/dark; sweet/salt, soft/firm....
This are the typical bento lunches I make for my kids (and their friends) to take to school here in Missouri, USA. During summertime, I will pack an blue-ice pack to keep the lunch cool. Usually, the food will keep for a couple of hours just fine.About Bringing Bento lunch to school.?
I used to live in Japan and had friends that brought bento lunches to school. A lot of times, for the meat they would have sushi with crab meat, fish, shrimp, pretty much any kind of meat. It wouldn't be fresh-out-of-the-refrigerator cold, but it would still be okay. As their side they would have onigiri or mochi or an-pan.About Bringing Bento lunch to school.?
Just refrigerate it and take it to school like that. You could also purchase an ice pack, small, and place the bento box on top of that to keep your food cool.
About the meat the same thing. Ice pack and it will keep every thing cold.
Where can i buy bento boxes here in Manila? I find them so cute and I want one for my lunch box! Pls help me?
http://community.livejournal.com/pinoybe鈥?/a>
Vegetarian Bento Box Recipes?
I need some vegetarian ideas for what to put in bento box for school. it has four compartments. can not be refrigirated, but i do have ice pack. no microwave. vegan stuffs are very good too! thank you!Vegetarian Bento Box Recipes?
I would suggest looking at http://veganlunchbox.blogspot.com/ , she uses the bento boxes for her son and has some great recipes. She also has a book that contains almost all the recipes that she has used on the website.Vegetarian Bento Box Recipes?
Do you like Japanese food? If so, my mom makes me bento boxes and she puts in rice with sour plums or furikake on it in one compartment. For your other compartments put in some raw veggies with dip, maybe some sauteed spinich with soy sauce and bonito flakes, edamame, fruit.. have fun!Vegetarian Bento Box Recipes?
Find them all here:
http://justbento.com/category/vegetarian
I would suggest looking at http://veganlunchbox.blogspot.com/ , she uses the bento boxes for her son and has some great recipes. She also has a book that contains almost all the recipes that she has used on the website.Vegetarian Bento Box Recipes?
Do you like Japanese food? If so, my mom makes me bento boxes and she puts in rice with sour plums or furikake on it in one compartment. For your other compartments put in some raw veggies with dip, maybe some sauteed spinich with soy sauce and bonito flakes, edamame, fruit.. have fun!Vegetarian Bento Box Recipes?
Find them all here:
http://justbento.com/category/vegetarian
Where can i buy bento boxes in new york?
i really need a bento box for school and i looked on some websites from japan but the shipping costs are too highWhere can i buy bento boxes in new york?
Katagiri Japanese Supermarket also has their own gift shop and both located on 59th St bet. 2nd %26amp; 3rd Avs, by Q32's 2nd Av stop.
You could also try relocated Kinokuniya Bookstore on 42nd St/6th Av.
Where can i buy bento boxes in new york?
i don't know
Katagiri Japanese Supermarket also has their own gift shop and both located on 59th St bet. 2nd %26amp; 3rd Avs, by Q32's 2nd Av stop.
You could also try relocated Kinokuniya Bookstore on 42nd St/6th Av.
Where can i buy bento boxes in new york?
i don't know
What should I put into todays Bento Lunch?
If you name it, I've more than likely got it!What should I put into todays Bento Lunch?
chocolate lasagnaWhat should I put into todays Bento Lunch?
Rice, seaweed, tofu, fruit salad, shredded lettuce What should I put into todays Bento Lunch?
curry rice with some pickled vegetables.
or you could make a cold noodle salad try peanut oilWhat should I put into todays Bento Lunch?
rice with teriyaki salmon...yummmmmmmcdonalds monopoly
chocolate lasagnaWhat should I put into todays Bento Lunch?
Rice, seaweed, tofu, fruit salad, shredded lettuce What should I put into todays Bento Lunch?
curry rice with some pickled vegetables.
or you could make a cold noodle salad try peanut oilWhat should I put into todays Bento Lunch?
rice with teriyaki salmon...yummmmmm
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