Monday, 25 October 2010

Onigiri - Bento Rice Balls

Bento is something totally new to me, how I have never discovered this amazing art or lunch box creation I'll never know.  If you have never seen a Bento lunch box than check out these amazing Bento creations.


These little rice balls were really easy to make and you can find instructions, tips and the recipe at Just Hungry.com.  I made plain sushi rice balls this time but love the idea of filling them with teriyaki-style chicken or pork.


The little Nori faces are seriously adorable and you can find the punch cutters at Casa Bento, I spent a ridiculous amount of money on this site, so be warned.  I ordered a load of fantastic stuff for the bakery too, as many of the items they sell on the site can easily be used as a cake decorating tools instead which is fantastic. 



I have added a Bento book to my amazon basket, I feel this may be the start of a small obsession...

If you have children Bento is a brilliant way to encourage healthy eating, the designs may look very complicated but the tools (cutters in particular) make it a breeze.  Check out Just Bento for some brilliant recipes.

x x x

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5 comments:

<br><br><br><br><br>Dr.Sameena Prathap said...

Hi,

The rice balls look so cute...yummy..:)

Dr.Sameena@

www.myeasytocookrecipes.blogspot.com

Meghan @ Domestic Sugar said...

Who doesn't have an Onigiri obsession, especially with those cute faces! (I wear my happy onigiri earrings to work!) SWEET WORK!

Natti said...

Paperchase do lots of Bento stuff, its just sooo adorable

Jess @ Bakericious said...

so cute!

Anna Patricia said...

These are so cute! How can I eat those faces?! JK. I usually make faces on my hard boiled eggs and sandwich bags ;)