Long time no see!

My first bento in two months... This time with a new ingredient: nagaimo.


Barley rice with nori garnish, tororo-bacon fritters, tamagoyaki, broccoli, cherry tomato

Blog entry & recipe

Today's contents: Yaki-onigiri wrapped in nori, cherry tomato, red grapes, and gyoza.



Nothing elaborate, just a simple onigiri snack bento.

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Contents: kanitama (crabmeat omelette) with oyster-sauce glaze on a bed of rice with shiso furikake and nori, red grapes, and apples.



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Have a nice weekend!

P.S. Thanks for your comments in my previous post!

Tried out a new type of bento today: chirashizushi, with seasoned rice, egg, nori, smoked salmon, home-pickled daikon, and avocado slices. Quite easy to prepare (minimal cooking) and very light and refreshing.


blogged at frank tastes

Have a nice weekend!

For those of you who get it, I hope you are having a nice Easter break!

Back from my brief hiatus. Decided to make a bento with leftovers: yasai-jaga, Italian sausages with tomato sauce, steamed cabbage, and rice.


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A bento made primarily with leftovers. I also tried out a new recipe, "buta soboro gohan," or pork soboro rice, which makes a satisfying meal and great leftovers for a bento the next day. :D


Buta soboro gohan, eggplant and daikon stir-fry with sweet-and-sour douban sauce, broccoli, cherry tomato, and prune slices

Blogged w/ recipe at frank tastes

My bento for the first day of the lunar new year. The Chinese characters say "good fortunate."

Wishing everyone here a prosperous and happy year of the rat! :D


Contents: Curry omurice, bean salad with cherry tomatoes, and green apple rabbit

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I did "bento swapping" with my friend, where we each made a bento and exchanged it with each other. This was a lot of fun, as I got to know what other people's lunchboxes taste like and to talk about bentos (I'm sure all of us here know what a great conversation topic bentos can be). Hopefully the two of us can do it more often! :D

My bento for her:


(Green salad with dressing, mixed bean salad, tonkatsu, and rice)

Her bento for me:


(Cherry tomatoes, ham and asparagus rolls, takikomi gohan, and iri tamago)

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This week's bento features some of my favourite foods: scrambled eggs with shrimps (a Cantonese classic) and sweet potato tempura. I suppose at the end of the day, the best thing about packing a bento is that one can control what's on the menu and enjoy his/her favourite foods. *drools* :D


(Scrambled eggs with shrimps and green onions, sweet potato tempura, broccoli, and rice)

Notes on preparation at frank tastes

Have a nice weekend!

Today's bento features some of my favourite Korean food: dakgalbi and buchimgae (with chives). The chive pancakes are served with a citrus shoyu dip (not displayed in photograph).

I really should try to learn more about Korean cuisine: its flavours are absolutely wonderful. :D


Chicken and vegetable stir-fry with gochujang, bean sprouts dressed with sesame oil, chive pancakes, and rice with toasted sesame seeds

Notes on cooking at frank tastes

This is sort of late, but I want to wish everyone a happy new year! Let's look forward to another year of bento-ing. :D


(Hamburger with a demi-glaze, honey-glazed sweet potatoes, and rice dotted with an umeboshi)

Notes on cooking at frank tastes.

Contents: Simple miso pork, green beans with walnut dressing, and scrambled eggs over a bed of white rice



Preparation notes at frank tastes

An early happy holidays to you all! :D

This week's bento contains: Edamame and rice, salted salmon, red globe grapes, and tamagoyaki with gochujang and nori. A light and colourful meal, just like how I feel this week after classes are finally over! :D


Full post on cooking and whatnot at frank tastes

Hello everyone!

This week's bento is another uber-filling one. It is also one of those instances where you realize that things somehow look odd together and the colours/arrangement just don't feel right. Oh well, better luck next time! XD


(Nanbanyaki chicken, mixed vegetables, grapes, wakame and sakura denbu onigiris)

On recipes and bento-blogging, at frank tastes

Hello everyone!

I finally got around to making a "breakfast bento." This is one that I dedicate to my favourite breakfast place in town. As you can see, I can't say that my usual breakfast is a really healthy one: it is quite indulgent (veggies are overrated anyways). XD I also tried to max out the space of my box this time. Is it just me, or is a stuffed bento box simply and truly a gratifying sight?


(Pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausages, roasted potatoes with garlic and herbs, a slice of orange, and syrup in a container)

Details at frank tastes

Have a good weekend!

Haven't posted in a while... Oi. To increase efficiency, I just baked everything in the same tray.


Rice with sakura denbu and toasted sesame seeds, hamburger with melted cheese, asparagus, honey-glazed sweet potatoes, and apple slices

Original Post at frank tastes

Hi everyone! I'm back this week with a bento I made for my earlier hike on Monday. As you can see, I literally "went outside the box" this time. I didn't realize how huge the sandwiches were until I tried to place them into my bento box and had to find a separate container for my fries. XD



(crispy fish fillet sandwiches, sweet potato fries, and a green apple)

Thoughts & images at frank tastes

My order of bento books arrived last Friday. I have been ultra busy and only managed to scan some selected images from my favourite book (see Amazon for details). Hopefully when I have more time, I can do more scanning.

I personally am very impressed with the art direction of this book (in terms of arrangement and photography). Some of you may notice how I am obsessed with the non-cute "everyday" bento style (makes sense?), and these are fantastic examples of such bentos. Very graceful.



( Enjoy )

Tried out a new recipe with ground pork and miso, and now I have leftovers for bento. Very tasty.

Have a good weekend!

(Miso meat sauce with lettuce, papaya, and rice)

Recipes and notes at frank tastes

For those of us from Canada: Happy Thanksgiving weekend!

Just a simple bi bim bap bento at the end of an ultra-busy week. It was a yummy one. :)


(Bi bim bap with beef, carrots, bean sprouts, spinach, and gochujang)

Original post and recipe at frank tastes

It's 10:30 p.m. on a Friday night, and I'm still out studying in the library. DDDD: Oi! Let me just procrastinate and make a bento post...



Rice, salmon fritters, ham and asparagus rolls, apple slices, and a golden tomato.

Full post at frank tastes

Have a good weekend, everyone!

Happy Moon Festival, everyone! My lunch today has nothing to with the festival itself... It is leftovers from the weekend and from last night, plus last minute things (i.e. onigiri and kiwi). ^^"


Contents: onigiri, lemon chicken, kiwi, Japanese potato salad

Thoughts and recipe of chicken at frank tastes

A quick bento for a weekend of studying in the library:


Potato salad sandwich, baked honey-lemon chicken bits, golden cherry tomato, and grapes

Details at frank tastes

Have a good weekend, everyone!

I finally managed to track down where sakura denbu is available in my city! I've been wanting to get this stuff in a long time, because well... I like pink. XD


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Korean hamburgers, cucumber with miso and sesame oil, tamagoyaki with crabstick, sweetened red beans, baby carrots, and sakura denbu on rice

Original post at frank tastes

Hope everyone had a good weekend!

Here's my catch-up post: a bento from last week and one from today. I think I'm learning more and more about what my preferences are for bento food (i.e. spicy-salmon and teriyaki). :D


Onigiris stuffed with salmon fillet, spicy mayo and green onions.


Chicken teriyaki on rice, mushroom-zuccini-eggplant stirfry, and apple slices.

For teriyaki chicken, recipe here at frank tastes.