I decided to make bento with chicken katsu menu. Chicken katsu is arguably the most popular Japanese dish among Indonesian, and the staple menu in every restaurants that offer Japanese dishes. FYI, chicken is the main meat among Indonesian since moslems don’t eat pork (and 86% Indonesian are moslems according to Wikipedia) and chicken is [...]
Since my last lemon chicken was a failure, I really wanted to try that recipe again. So lemon chicken again for today. I had never used sausage before while there are so many sausage decorations that can be done with bento that I would like to try, so it’s sausage time also. The problem with [...]
I really want to make a breakfast bento but somehow I felt very lazy when I woke up in the morning. I bought some buns from mini store at Carrefour, really want to try them for sometime, and I thought it was perfect to make a super quick breakfast bento. Me and my wife don’t [...]
I made this early in the morning so my lovely wife can eat them while inside her car to the office. Very easy to make, just bread with ham plus scramble egg and chopped broccoli. Put them together to make regular sandwich and cut them into several pieces to fit into the bento box. Since [...]
I made this particular bento for a magazine photo shoot, so the idea is to make an original design that represent some traditional value. We are a nation with great and diverse culture but somehow our people don’t value them much any longer. I did a kyaraben workshop for a Japanese club in one college [...]
These Madagascar set were made several months ago and I have to admit that since we rushed for delivery therefore I didn’t have enough time to set up a proper photo shoot hence the pictures’ results were kinda below our own standard and I apologize for that. I made these with the usual pasta sheet [...]
We all know that bento lunches are a staple in everyday Japanese cuisine as takeaway or as a home packed meal. A traditional bento is usually composed of onigiri, pickled vegetables, and fish or tempura. But how does one prepare a bento lunch for a toddler? Kids easily get bored with their packed lunch. Sometimes [...]
