Bento Lunch Menu 2 Japanese Cooking 101 [Video]

This is the second of our Bento menu series.  Bento is a portable packed meal, usually eaten for lunch in Japan.  You can buy bento at bento shops, convenience stores, grocery stores, train station shops – pretty much anywhere there.  However, as we always say, the home-made kind is the best!  And it’s not hard to make at all.

If you know you need to bring lunch the next day, just think ahead.  Leave some food from dinner aside, and even prepare vegetables before you go to bed.  It is busy in the morning for everyone, so keep the Bento making to a minimum in the morning.

We have Genmai brown rice, Karaage, Potato Salad, and Green Beans with Sesame Sauce in our Bento box this time. You could get Karaage done the night before, but it’s best to deep-fry in the morning. Potato Salad and Green Beans should be made in advance. …