Today’s bento was definitely on the classic side!
Four big nigiri/rice balls, two them mixed with chopped Japanese-style oickles, the other two for once wrapped inside a band of nori/dry seaweed comtainig each a sweet-style umeboshi/Japanese pickled plum.
Tamagoyaki/Japanese omelette, chicken dango/meat balls (explained later), cress and mini-tomatoes and home-made pickled daikon.
As for the chicken meatballs, they came in two varieties:
-minced chicken mixed with salt, pepper, spices, Japanese sake and chopped leeks, the whole rolled into black sesame seeds.
-Minced chicken mixed salt, pepper, different spices, Japanese sake, the whole rolled in chopped raw wantan skins.
Both times were then rolled into cornstarch and deep-fried.
As for the salad, it included two kinds of broccoli:
That picture is for Corre who lives in Japan, but does not believe such vegetables are grown in Japan! LOL.
Green Romanesco Broccoli and Violet Broccoli, which turn blue upon being boiled!
On a bed of chopped greens.
Quite a big bento, actually!
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Chef E
Oh I want so much to try those cauliflowers since I have seen them on a few other posts, and that bento box is gorgeous! Robert you are out doing yourself with the color and preparation…keep it up!
dragonlife
Cheers, dear Liz!
My cheeks are changing colour, too!
LOL
Robert-Gilles
Maya
I like the blue broccoli.
dragonlife
Dear Maya!
Great colour, isn’ it?
Cheers,
Robert-Gilles