Lunch box

egg (chicken) and 1 duck egg • tuna in spring water • brown rice (about 150 grams) • Broccoli • Carrot • Chinese broccoli (gai lan) tips • White and black sesame seeds • Fresh shiitake mushrooms • oyster sauce (5 ml) • light soy sauce (2.5 ml) • sugar (0.5 ml)

sliced beef (about 180 grams) • fresh bamboo shoots, boiled and cut into small pieces • red curry paste • small bottle (about 1 cup/240 ml) coconut milk • water (about 100 ml) • Thai eggplants, cut into wedges and soaked in water • fresh Thai basil (leaves only) • Sliced red chili peppers • kaffir lime leaves, torn into pieces • Fish sauce • Coconut sugar

large slices of bacon • Green oak lettuce • thick whole wheat bread • hard-boiled egg • mayonnaise • salt • black pepper

pork belly or other pork cuts • dried wakame seaweed • dried bonito flakes • soft tofu (silken tofu), diced • Cooked noodles or rice as preferred; here, I used rice flour pasta for kids • large egg • tomato, diced small • Japanese cucumber, thinly sliced

salad greens (about 120 grams) • Japanese cucumber • crab sticks • Vietnamese rice paper • Salad dressing or mayonnaise • Wasabi to taste

asparagus (about 300 grams) • shrimp (about 100 grams) • garlic • Seasonings • Oyster sauce • Fish sauce • Sugar

wide rice noodles • chicken breast, sliced • kale leaves (chopped) • minced garlic • dark soy sauce • light soy sauce • sugar • Oil for stir-frying

shrimp • Lobo satay seasoning mix (includes marinade powder and dipping sauce powder in one packet) • coconut milk (250 ml) • Skewers • Ingredients for the cucumber relish • cucumber, thinly sliced • shallots, thinly sliced • red chili pepper, thinly sliced • granulated sugar • distilled white vinegar • salt • Cilantro, for garnish

fresh shrimp • tube silken tofu (soybean tofu) • Sliced green onions • Sliced celery • Water • Shiitake soy sauce • White pepper

large eggs • ground pork (70 grams) • garlic, finely chopped • sweet bell pepper, julienned • fresh Thai basil • sugar • oyster sauce • fish sauce • dark soy sauce • cooked rice

Japanese rice (measured with a rice cup) • smoked chicken breast (or ham), diced • tuna • cheddar cheese, cut into small pieces • mayonnaise • roasted seaweed, cut into small • sesame oil • salt

eggs • tomatoes • tuna • salt • Black pepper to taste