Halloween Zombie Bento

Hiroko Liston
Hiroko Liston @hirokoliston
Melbourne, Australia

In the Halloween season last year, I made ‘Zombie Cookies’. It was great fun making those Zombie faces with cookie dough. This year, I decided to make Zombie Bento (a packed lunch). This Bento has been inspired by ’Chicken Soboro Don’. I used Beef Mince instead of Chicken Mince, but you can use other Minced Meat or Canned Salmon, etc. Actually, you can pack whatever you like. The main element is the Zombie face. This can be a great family activity.

Halloween Zombie Bento

In the Halloween season last year, I made ‘Zombie Cookies’. It was great fun making those Zombie faces with cookie dough. This year, I decided to make Zombie Bento (a packed lunch). This Bento has been inspired by ’Chicken Soboro Don’. I used Beef Mince instead of Chicken Mince, but you can use other Minced Meat or Canned Salmon, etc. Actually, you can pack whatever you like. The main element is the Zombie face. This can be a great family activity.

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Ingredients

1 Bento
  1. 1serving Cooked Rice
  2. 1Boiled Egg *cut in half
  3. 1/8 sheetNori (Seaweed Sheet)
  4. 1 teaspoonBlack Sesame Seeds *ground, you can use Furikake (Rice Sprinkles) instead
  5. 1/2 teaspoonKetchup
  6. 1/2 teaspoonSoy Sauce *mixed with Ketchup
  7. Soboro
  8. 100 gBeef Mince *OR Pork Mince, Chicken Mince, Canned Salmon, etc
  9. 1-2Shiitake *optional
  10. 1/2 teaspoonOil
  11. 1 teaspoonSugar
  12. 2 teaspoonsSoy Sauce
  13. Spinach Goma-ae
  14. 1/2 teaspoonOil
  15. 2 handfulsBaby Spinach
  16. 1/2 teaspoonSugar
  17. 1 teaspoonSoy Sauce
  18. 1 teaspoonToasted Sesame Seeds *lightly ground

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1

    Today I packed Soboro above the face and Spinach Goma-ae below the face. You can pack whatever you like. Teriyaki Chicken is quite nice.

  2. 2

    To make Soboro, heat a small amount Oil in a small frying pan, cook Beef Mince (OR other minced meat or flaked fish) and sliced Shiitake, and season with Sugar and Soy Sauce.

  3. 3

    To make Spinach Goma-ae, heat a small amount Oil in a small frying pan, cook Baby Spinach, and season with Sugar, Soy Sauce and Toasted Sesame Seeds.

  4. 4

    Place Cooked Rice in the centre of a container leaving some room above and below. Use a wet teaspoon to sculpt the face. Place Egg for eyes and create shadow with ground Black Sesame Seeds.

  5. 5

    Cut out Nori sheet and decorate eyes, nose and mouth. I also used a mixture of Ketchup and Soy Sauce to decorate the mouth.

  6. 6

    Fill the rooms with Soboro and Spinach Goma-ae (OR other food of your choice).

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