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-rice
-onigiri
-meantballs
-weiner
-heart of butterfly shape carrot
-korokke
-vegetable
-tsukemono
-atsuyaki tamago
-quail egg
-egg shape to look like quail
-boiled eg cut in half
-naruto slice

the way you have to pack your bento depend on what kind bento you have:



with this you put rice product on one side. other side you must have to work on your own to make look good.


this have more compartment, matching chopstick, matching bag and juice cup. it is more practical, but require same much work as top one.



this has many compartment, all are removeable. witht he compartment in it makes making a good looking bento (in the many little compartment on right side i would put rice into each one and put some sesame seed on top to make look interesting). it have matching chopstick and underneath is bag

now lets start making a cute and tasty (and healthy!) obento!

first packing bento with only one ocompartment:

for this first start with big things(biggest to smallest big thing)

i would be pack:

-2 disk onigiri
-red apple cut to bunny
-atusyaki tamago (sweet rolled cold omellete)

onigiri on one side, and omellete and apple bunny on other

now fill small space (only very little0

-fill up part between onigiri and atsuyaki tamago with naruto( steamed fish-paste cake, sliced, it is very pretty)

accesory:

-pink cupcake holder to hold disk onigiri!

closest picture i could find:



-replace doughnut with disc onigiri
-replace onigiri triangle with omelette
-replace green bunny apple with red
-replace heart carrot with naruto (which are also use on soup)
-replace leaf holder with pink holder

to fill more sp

That's awesome Aiko. I want to get my hands on a cute bento box and learn to make food in cute shapes. Aah, Americans have no cool traditions. >.<

i have to agree XD

Actually, I always wondered what to pack in a bento because I always wanted to try making one myself since I learned how to make onigiri. It looks so cute, I hope the Japanese store in town has some bento boxes.