Bento no. 20: Shrimp chirashizushi, an easy sushi bento
Bento contents:3/4 cup (about 160ml) white rice with sushi vinegar (180cal)5 peeled shrimp cooked with sake (90cal)1/2 chikuwa (80cal)Cucumber with seasoning (10cal) 1/4 carrot (30cal)1 T. edamame...
View ArticleBento no. 23: Parsley lemon sushi with salmon
Bento contents:Parsley and shiso leaves in lemon-flavored sushi with 1 cup white rice cooked with white zakkoku mix (approx: 200cal)Lotus root slices (approx. 20 cal) Salted salmon, about 50 g / 1 3/4...
View ArticleBento no. 35: Special occasion- Spring sushi picnic bento
Bento contents:Bite size shrimp and caper sushi, about 40 cal per piece Tamagoyaki (Japanese omelette), 3 eggs worth, cut into 12 pieces - about 30 cal per pieceCherry tomatoesBlanched snow peas or...
View ArticleExperimenting with frozen tuna salad, plus a tuna sushi rice sandwich
Few things are as easy to make or as tasty for lunch than a simple tuna salad sandwich. It’s one of my favorite things to make when I’m too busy or occupied for more involved cooking. But porting...
View ArticleLower-calorie higher fibre inarizushi with hijiki
Inarizushi are excellent for bento, but they can be a bit high in calories since they are stuffed with sushi rice. The original version with a 100% rice filling has about 1/4 to 1/3 cup of rice per...
View ArticleUpdated inarizushi recipe on Just Hungry
In case you don’t follow Just Hungry (though, if you want to know about basic Japanese cooking techniques you really should :)) I’ve substantially updated the inarizushi recipe that I originally posted...
View ArticleBento no. 72: Sakura Love Kyoto-style Barazushi Bento
Bento contents:1 US cup (240ml) steamed brown rice with 2 tsp. rice vinegar, 220 cal 1/2 portion of Tuna Soboro with Ginger, 175 cal 2 Tbs. Homemade Sakura Denbu, 50 calUsuyaki Tamago (very thin...
View ArticleA sushi roll bento, plus how to make sushi rolls without a sushi mat
Shuffling through the hundreds of photos I’ve taken of past bentos and such, I dug up this sushi roll bento that I did last summer. It’s a very simple bento really, which is probably why I never got...
View ArticleGuy Does Bento no. 1: Salmon furikake sushi bento
It’s been quite a long time since I last posted a complete bento…but if you’ve read my previous posts, you know that I have a good excuse ^_^;. Well, I am not feeling too chipper, and on top of that I...
View ArticleSmoked salmon chirashizushi plus sushi rice how-to on JustHungry
Learn how to make sushi rice, plus tips for sushi as bento. read more
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