Moto's Kitchen: Recipe 15 - Bento

Recipe 15 - Bento
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Today in Moto's Kitchen we're learning how to make bentos. It's time to be artistic! Get to know the simple guidelines that will lead you create a lovely bento. Stay tuned for the next episode!
What you need:
Rice balls
Nori
Chicken teriyaki
Tamagoyaki
Vegetables
Gyoza
Create a layer of "base" for the bento with lettuce leaves. Cut nori into various shapes to decorate plain rice balls. Use brightly colored muffin cups and dividers to make the bento visually appetizing. Finally, finish up by boosting the cuteness scale with an assortment of extra-lovely picks.
Tips:
Bentos can be amazingly creative, but don't always have to be! Often, bentos are simply meant for leftovers from the previous night's meal, so simple bentos also work! Hints of color and design can help these plain looking bentos immensely.
Be careful when handling hot rice.
Limit the use of picks when preparing bentos for small children.
Get to Know:
Kyara-ben or "character bento" are the extremely creative and artistic bentos that create famous children's characters out of the food in the bento. Their popularity has grown and these days one can find kyara-ben all over the internet!
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