My journey into bento lunch boxes
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11 Jan 2009I usually make my bento lunches on the fly, but this one took a little planning. I picked up some satay (grilled skewered meats) from what has to be the best satay stall in Kuala Lumpur one evening in preparation for the next day’s lunch.
In the morning, I re-heated the satay sticks (beef and chicken) [...]
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24 Dec 2008I know one should not cut fruits because it loses vitamins but I did not have a choice. Besides I wanted to use up the extra space in my box
Today’s bento had some fried prawns on rice with some cherry tomatoes. As the prawns still had their shells on, it was quite hard [...]
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22 Dec 2008I ran out of fresh vegetables, not having had the time to get any over the week. So, I prepared a lunch box of grilled chicken drumstick shredded off the bone, and rice. For fibre, I included a sliced kiwi fruit and some prunes. I know fruits lose their vitamins if sliced but I had [...]
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10 Dec 2008I love it when I get a great deal on deep fried soft shell crabs. I heated it up in the morning and laid it on a bed of green salad leaves garnished with cherry tomatoes. Rice was served with a sprinkling of salmon and seaweed furikake (Japanese rice toppings). It made an absolutely delicious [...]