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How to Make Bento (Japanese Boxed Lunch)

Posted by on December 21, 2009

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 inch)
A pinch of Salt
1 tbsp Sweet Corn
1/2 tsp Vinegar
A pinch of Sugar
A pinch of Black Pepper
1 tsp Mayonnaise

1 Cherry Tomato

- Chicken Karaage -
50g Chicken (1.76 oz)
2/3 tbs Kimchi Base
or 1/2 Soy Sauce + 1/2 Sake + Grated Garlic
1 tsp Potato Starch
Frying Oil

- Honey Glazed Pumpkin -
40g Pumpkin (1.41 oz)
Honey
Toasted Black Sesame Seeds

1/8 Apple

- Onigiri -
140g Fresh Steamed Rice (4.94 oz)
Noritama Furikake – Egg & Seaweed
Yukari Furikake – Red Shiso Leaf
2 sheets of 19×5cm Toasted Nori (7.5×2 inch)

- Spinach Tamagoyaki -
1 Egg
40g Spinach (1.41 oz)
1 tsp Soy Sauce

1 Vienna Sausage
1/2 tsp Oil

**Trick to make bento in the busy morning is preparing the ingredients the night before or using premade ingredients from the market.

** Recently, bento regained its popularity in Japan for its safe and balanced diet and many Japanese bring their own bento to school and work.

About Music:
Frederic Chopin – Valse in D-flat major “Minute Waltz” – Op. 64 No. 1 Play by Muriel Nguyen Xuan, recording by Stephane Magnenat Creative Commons http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/

Duration : 0:6:32


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25 Responses to How to Make Bento (Japanese Boxed Lunch)

  1. rosemusa

    I mean English is …
    I mean English is widely use internationally even in the gatherings of WHO and in the UN english is the main language spoken by the world leaders except for some choose to speak in their mother tongue and a translator translate the words in english for others to understand…I am a malay speaker, but english is my third language spoken when I’m at the workplace

  2. thefluteplayer896

    wow that’s a lot of …
    wow that’s a lot of effort…but it looks cute!

  3. Kisahimesan

    arigato gosaimasu …
    arigato gosaimasu watashi suki bento desu<3

  4. HOVNA

    YUMMY! :)
    YUMMY! :)

  5. TheEirica

    what a cute compact …
    what a cute compact meal! ^^ but i’ve seen way creative ones, like character bento boxes and stuff. the octopus sausages were adorable (n_n)`

  6. dendelionnum1

    Btw, wont the apple …
    Btw, wont the apple turn black after u went to a place with the bento box? lol

  7. dendelionnum1

    well. i cant! but!, …
    well. i cant! but!,, if i cant, its only some mistakes. but just listen to him -.-

  8. username1293

    the dog is really …
    the dog is really well behaved, never moves during the cooking parts

  9. spedknot

    Whats makes English …
    Whats makes English the main language of the world.. my first language is Spanish, then English, now i live in japan, and i love Japanese most of all.

  10. rosemusa

    English is the …
    English is the language of the world, it is easy to learn but not easy to SPEAK fluently without an accent esp. for non-english speakers.But for english-speakers it is easy but can you write an excellent 100% correct essay in 10000 words without errors in grammar, vocabulary, genre of the expression????

  11. rosemusa

    when English is not …
    when English is not the first language of a country,certain community will translate each word (the mother tongue) in english rather than expressing it correctly. Try watching some Thai movie subtitled in English,it sure will give U a headache but by watching the action and scenes, U will understand the plot of the movie.

  12. rosemusa

    The narrator is a …
    The narrator is a japanese so english is originally is NOT his mother tongue.Give credit to him,& so far I do understand what he said by watching the demo as well…love the bento and I like sashimi and takoyaki the best

  13. dendelionnum1

    Lacryma12


    Lacryma12

    english is more important than japanese dude -.- ah li ka tok

  14. Lacryma12

    dendelionnum1


    dendelionnum1

    Can YOU speak better japanese than he can speak english?

  15. JaejoongieLove

    He’s Japanese, give …
    He’s Japanese, give him credit god. It’s not his first language. He’s doing pretty good , I must say, with his English =)

  16. JaejoongieLove

    lmao 0:50 He says …
    lmao 0:50 He says it so funny XDD but realllly good vid =) Me and my sis will definitely be making this for our trip to England :D

  17. gamerfreek2

    how can u get a …
    how can u get a legendary golden bow?

  18. dendelionnum1

    OMG! BAD ENGLISH! …
    OMG! BAD ENGLISH! apple, the man said appu on 1:07

  19. mashi384

    omg that bento is …
    omg that bento is so cute! i want one.

  20. wowwee2000

    crack the egg into …
    crack the egg into the bowl and beat it well lol

  21. m3lonpan

    omgg
    i want to make …

    omgg
    i want to make it lol

  22. SKBY3348K

    たこウィンナー食べたい!!
    たこウィンナー食べたい!!

  23. ippo0125

    日本語のオンパレードじゃねーか
    理解 …

    日本語のオンパレードじゃねーか
    理解できるのか

  24. gag75

    I want this lady to …
    I want this lady to be my mom and made me bento box lunches!
    wah ;_;

  25. Sluo1947

    she is soo good at …
    she is soo good at cuttig and slicingg

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