Cherry Blossom Viewing Bento

Name: Cherry Blossom Viewing Bento
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 rice bowl's worth ・Bamboo shoot rice onigiri; 2 eggs ・Dashimaki tamago (Japanese-style rolled omelette); 1 including the leaves from the daikon radish ・Daikon radish and sakura blossoms pickles in sweet vinegar; 2 ・Kara-age (fried chicken); 4 ・Pork rolls with green beans and carrots; 2 ・Miso tsukune (chicken patties) with lotus roots; 4 ・Asparagus rolled with bacon; 1 cut into a heart shapes ・Wiener sausage; 1 cut into sakura shapes ・Glazed carrots; 1 for decoration and adding color ・Cherry tomatoes & lettuce; 1 i prefer combining crabsticks with komatsuna over deep-fried tofu ・Simmered komatsuna and crabsticks; 1 with orange peels ・Sweet potato simmered with lemon; 1 i overboiled mine... ・Nanohana dressed with Japanese mustard; 6 pieces ・Strawberries (I use the Amaou variety); 4 pieces ・Dekopon (Siranui citrus fruit)

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I wanted to use the new picnic lunch box that I got from my mother.

I always make too much and my stomach gets too full, but the amount was just right this year.

It turned out to be a charming, delicious, and pleasing cherry blossom viewing bento.

If I were to add one tip, the sakura on the bamboo shoot is just for decoration. It adds a touch of the cherry blossom viewing flavor.
This amount for lunch is a little more than usual, so it should make your tummy feel moderately satisfied.
Even usual side dishes will taste more delicious when you eat them outdoors. Recipe by Shihochin

I wanted to use the new picnic lunch box that I got from my mother.

I always make too much and my stomach gets too full, but the amount was just right this year.

It turned out to be a charming, delicious, and pleasing cherry blossom viewing bento.

cookpad.japan @cookpad_jp

I wanted to use the new picnic lunch box that I got from my mother.

I always make too much and my stomach gets too full, but the amount was just right this year.

It turned out to be a charming, delicious, and pleasing cherry blossom viewing bento.

I wanted to use the new picnic lunch box that I got from my mother.

I always make too much and my stomach gets too full, but the amount was just right this year.

It turned out to be a charming, delicious, and pleasing cherry blossom viewing bento.

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Ingredients

2 servings

First box
2rice bowl's worth ・Bamboo shoot rice onigiri
2eggs ・Dashimaki tamago (Japanese-style rolled omelette)
1including the leaves from the daikon radish ・Daikon radish and sakura blossoms pickles in sweet vinegar
Second box
2・Kara-age (fried chicken)
4・Pork rolls with green beans and carrots
2・Miso tsukune (chicken patties) with lotus roots
4・Asparagus rolled with bacon
1cut into a heart shapes ・Wiener sausage
1cut into sakura shapes ・Glazed carrots
1for decoration and adding color ・Cherry tomatoes & lettuce
Third box
1i prefer combining crabsticks with komatsuna over deep-fried tofu ・Simmered komatsuna and crabsticks
1with orange peels ・Sweet potato simmered with lemon
1i overboiled mine... ・Nanohana dressed with Japanese mustard
6pieces ・Strawberries (I use the Amaou variety)
4pieces ・Dekopon (Siranui citrus fruit)

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Steps

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To make the daikon radish and sakura blossoms pickles in sweet vinegar: Combine the daikon radish and the salted sakura blossoms without removing the salt. Rub them together and let sit for a while. Gently squeeze the excess liquid, then simply soak in sweet vinegar.
2

Take some sakura blossoms from the daikon radish and sakura blossoms pickles in sweet vinegar, pat dry the excess moisture (using a paper towel) and decorate the bamboo shoot rice onigiri to give a beautiful touch.
3

For the main dish box: For the tsukune patties, finely mince the chicken breast meat, firm tofu, lotus root, and shiso leaves. Season with ginger, sake, and miso. Coat the tsukune with miso after they are cooked.
4

I used a special miso from Nagoya for the miso, so there was no need for me to add any other seasonings! I coated the tsukune patties with the miso dissolved in a bit of water after they were finished cooking.
5

For the side dishes: I added homemade orange peels which I stored in the freezer to my usual sweet potato simmered with lemon recipe. Refreshing.
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The "Nanohana Dressed with Japanese Mustard" recipe is "Nikoniko-poo"'s recipe.
https://cookpad.wasmer.app/us/recipes/145128-easy-%E2%98%85-nanohana-dressed-in-japanese-mustard-in-3-minutes

Easy ★ Nanohana Dressed in Japanese Mustard in 3 Minutes
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Here's a bird's eye view.