was getting really bored yesterday... hubby was in class... gals were in school... and chores were done on monday...
then was jus surfing the net... basically looking for things to do... then some how i thought of bentos... of how japanese women would wake up before anyone else in the family... jus to prepare bentos for everyone...
so i googled 'bento'... and was so inspired by the pretty bentos..!
i thought to myself... if i were to be here for a year... the least i could do is to have at least mastered the art of creating a decent bento..!
that night... joanna came back with a memo saying that she would be going on a field trip on 10 may... and she needs to pack a bento along... how timely... =)
so i decided to start some where... read up a bit about bento... about how there is a ratio to follow... 4:3:2:1... 4 parts carbs... 3 parts protein... 2 parts veg... 1 part dessert...
since carbs take up almost half a bento... i decided to play around with rice... and so decided to make onigiris...
i was really excited... and oso wanted it to cheer the gals up when they get back from school...
the ingredients were really simple... most of which i already have in my kitchen...
then was jus surfing the net... basically looking for things to do... then some how i thought of bentos... of how japanese women would wake up before anyone else in the family... jus to prepare bentos for everyone...
so i googled 'bento'... and was so inspired by the pretty bentos..!
i thought to myself... if i were to be here for a year... the least i could do is to have at least mastered the art of creating a decent bento..!
that night... joanna came back with a memo saying that she would be going on a field trip on 10 may... and she needs to pack a bento along... how timely... =)
so i decided to start some where... read up a bit about bento... about how there is a ratio to follow... 4:3:2:1... 4 parts carbs... 3 parts protein... 2 parts veg... 1 part dessert...
since carbs take up almost half a bento... i decided to play around with rice... and so decided to make onigiris...
i was really excited... and oso wanted it to cheer the gals up when they get back from school...
the ingredients were really simple... most of which i already have in my kitchen...
the dish of salted water was for my hands... so that the rice would not stick to my hands when i mold it... but later realised that using cling wrap is a better idea...the containers were bought about 3 weeks ago... at disneyland... they were jus too pretty not to buy... =P
stuffed the onigiris with pork floss... and then rolled them in the rice toppings... we call them 'sprinkles'... cos dun really know how to call those delicious stuff...
it wasnt easy to shape them nicely in triangles... and silly me didnt think of using the containers as molds...
i hid the finished product under a cloth... waiting for the gals to return... they were delighted to see them... and they polished off everything very quickly... asking for more in between bites...and they kept going 'おいしい！おいしい！'... =)
*oishii: delicious*
this has given me courage to be more adventurous... and to complete a bento..!
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