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I've just started using my bento less as a handy dandy lunch box and much more bento-y.
I have to say it's the best buy I have ever made.
Today I had rice , Sambal Olek chicken, carrots blanched in green tea then glazed with honey, asian omlette and broccoli stir fried in Bullockists home fermented soy sauce. It was awesome , and cheap! I think it worked out to $4 (that's cheap in Australia) for two lunches and a whole lot better for me than other options.

Does anyone else eat bento style? I am looking for more recipes and ideas. I have another section I need to fill! I know I could look online I have a few sites bookmarked already, but I would like to hear Dakkas opinion.

 Bullockist wrote:
Does anyone else eat bento style?

I imagine a lot of people use a lunchbox.

 Bullockist wrote:
I've just started using my bento less as a handy dandy lunch box and much more bento-y.
I have to say it's the best buy I have ever made.

I realise bento probably mean "lunchbox" or "rice box" or "lunch" or "portable meal for the busy sarariman" but I was trying (and probably failing) to point to a more asiatic style of lunch.

Uh, there's a decent Sushi place down the road from work. That's about as close as I get.

Making your own sushi is pretty easy and not that time consuming. My favourite wacky and home made filling to date has been seaweed, chilli and dried small prawns- I dunno if they even count as prawns , maybe dried crustacean husks would be a better word.

 Bullockist wrote:
Making your own sushi is pretty easy and not that time consuming. My favourite wacky and home made filling to date has been seaweed, chilli and dried small prawns- I dunno if they even count as prawns , maybe dried crustacean husks would be a better word.

I used to use sushi a lot, for bait. But each to his own I guess. Probably healthier than Tex Mex

I would have thought it would have been cheaper and more expedient just to chop up a junior for that purpose.

Go Heroic. jasmine rice and kimchi

I am already heroic.

I hate you Jihadin. Due to a lack of time I have been unable to get to the asian store to buy Kimchi - and they stock the extra fermented kind! ,woohoo!, so I am forced to use sourkraut to satisfy my preserved cabbage needs...

You just reminded me about my lack of Kimchi, did I tell you I hated you?

Want to hate me more?
I can make Cucumber Kimchi

I never said I hated you, now tell me more about how to make cucumber Kimchi, oh great one.

 Bullockist wrote:
I never said I hated you, now tell me more about how to make cucumber Kimchi, oh great one.

Simplicity. Save the juice or cheat[url]
http://www.amazon.com/Singsong-Korean-Pepper-Powder-1-10/dp/B004W71CJU/ref=sr_1_1?s=grocery&ie=UTF8&qid=1406255626&sr=1-1&keywords=Kimchi+powder[/url]

Not Bento, but I made Ramen the other day.

Not $0.50 pour sodium seasoning into a bowl of hot water Instant Noodles.

Fresh Ramen Noodles, Flank Steak, delicious vegetables and broth with some nice Miso Paste for extra flavor Ramen.

 Jihadin wrote:

 Bullockist wrote:
I never said I hated you, now tell me more about how to make cucumber Kimchi, oh great one.

Simplicity. Save the juice or cheat[url]
http://www.amazon.com/Singsong-Korean-Pepper-Powder-1-10/dp/B004W71CJU/ref=sr_1_1?s=grocery&ie=UTF8&qid=1406255626&sr=1-1&keywords=Kimchi+powder[/url]

I cannot believe I forgot about that stuff there used to be about 50 kilos stored in the cool room where I worked. Cheers!

d-usa , I never thought of making ramen, cool Idea - next week I'll have ramen for dinner. Did you go a basic beef broth? or a fish broth?

Pretty much just beef.

Sear the flank steak, saute the veggies in the same pan, add some concentrated beef stock for flavor.

I'll track down the basic recipe I used and shoot it your way tomorrow.

I've used the 50 cent ramen with proper vegetables, different sauce, and other stuff to moderate success... when in a hurry or lazy.

I was just thinking making some proper ramen would be nice, i've had it once from a place in japan and it was quite good.

If you need cooking goods, I work for World Kitchen. They sell Pyrex and Corningware shameless promotion).

In a pinch, Pyrex can explode like shrapnel and Corningware was used for missile cone tips.

 Bullockist wrote:

 Jihadin wrote:

 Bullockist wrote:
I never said I hated you, now tell me more about how to make cucumber Kimchi, oh great one.

Simplicity. Save the juice or cheat[url]
http://www.amazon.com/Singsong-Korean-Pepper-Powder-1-10/dp/B004W71CJU/ref=sr_1_1?s=grocery&ie=UTF8&qid=1406255626&sr=1-1&keywords=Kimchi+powder[/url]

I cannot believe I forgot about that stuff there used to be about 50 kilos stored in the cool room where I worked. Cheers!

d-usa , I never thought of making ramen, cool Idea - next week I'll have ramen for dinner. Did you go a basic beef broth? or a fish broth?

Look up how to make Pho

 WarOne wrote:
If you need cooking goods, I work for World Kitchen. They sell Pyrex and Corningware shameless promotion).

In a pinch, Pyrex can explode like shrapnel and Corningware was used for missile cone tips.

I'd love to but I imagine the postage from the US would be ruinous. It's nice to see that even though modern cooking is a lot safer than it was we still have the need to make implements that potentially maim.

Jihadin, I can look up Pho, but I want to make Ramen. If I get the benefit of a tried and true recipe I'll take it, especially off d-usa , apparently the man dresses like a walking American flag

 Bullockist wrote:


d-usa , I never thought of making ramen, cool Idea - next week I'll have ramen for dinner. Did you go a basic beef broth? or a fish broth?

Pork is amazing. Although you'll also want to throw in a few chicken wings.

Also make sure you get some braised pork in there. On its own, braised pork belly makes bacon seem like a complete joke, but in the soup, it's absolutely divine.

For what it's worth, here's the recipe I used:

http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2012/02/rich-and-creamy-tonkotsu-ramen-broth-from-scratch-recipe.html
http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2012/03/chashu-pork-marinated-braised-pork-belly-for-tonkotsu-ramen-recipe.html

Thanks Fafnir, that first one looks awesome! the second one does too but I love old recipes that take ages(it lets you know the thinking behind shortcut recipes), except pork buns, bloody pork buns *wave fist* turned out like pork loaves after all that effort

Never much make it myself, but bento boxes are as close to a meal of the gods as one can get.

Damn straight, that's why the Japanese are truly the chosen people of god.... the tentacle god.

Tentacle god... wait you mean they're all Pastafarians?