We had this order made about a week ago during the preparation for Jojo’s birthday. The order was animal farm bento but we need to change the onigiri with Hello Kitty and panda. We have lots of animal farm orders, it seems that lots of people like it, maybe because there are so many decoration [...]
This is from one of our order about two weeks ago. A light meal bento suitable for breakfast or brunch (yes, we Indonesian do eat rice on breakfast, some of us even eat the same portion just like lunch and dinner). It’s a cross of mini rabbit bento and Jojo’s birthday bento I’ve made a [...]
I’ve just bought a new bento box at Daisho since I figured that I’ve already used my Shinkansen blue bento box for too many times. The new bento box is a two tier yellow and pink boxes with pink lid cover (I should took pictures of my bento equipment, hopefully I can do it by [...]
Since my vampire ghost onigiri was inspired from ghost of Nintendo’s Mario games, I thought that I should make a proper tribute to it. I have a great memories of Mario (not the ghost, since it only appeared after several Mario titles) since I first saw it back in the 80′s. I thought that Super [...]
I’ve used red (brown) rice for my chicken katsu bento and for Jojo’s birthday bento, but they were mixed with white rice before being cooked. Although eating red rice is healthier than just eating white rice (there are lots of article on this subject, mainly red (brown) rice has high fiber and low fat and [...]
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 [...]
