My mother used to put this dish in my bento lunchbox when I was a kid.Since the chikuwa are already cooked, they are safe to put in a bento lunchbox as a side dish.When you have time, if you let the chikuwa cool in the pot, they absorb the flavour more and they will be even more delicious.Adjust the flavor of the chikuwa to preference. Recipe by Poron526

This is a light and delicious drinking snack. All you have to do is slide a cucumber into chikuwa to create this visually appealing bento item or appetizer.Leaving the tip of the cucumber intact, moisten it and the chikuwa to make it easier to slide through. If you push it in too hard, it will tear, so be careful. Recipe by Heartful Kitchen Rei

This is an easy standard side dish recipe!Nothing, really. Recipe by Ayumin

The mayo sesame dressing is delicious. This is a quick and easy dish to make. Besides cucumber, broccoli stems are also tasty!About this recipeThis is part of my favorite mayo sesame series. Adding chikuwa gives it a bit more volume. Broccoli stems don't release much moisture, so it's still delicious the next day.

Thinking that cucumber rolls wouldn't be quite satisfying enough, I tried making the rolls with cucumbers stuffed in flavored chikuwa.It's best to go a little sparingly with the sushi rice.Try spreading a touch of wasabi if you like. For 2 rolls. Recipe by Poron526

I was curious how the combination of miso with mayonnaise would taste. They harmonized nicely creating a mellow, mild taste.Adjust the amount of ingredients to taste. Recipe by annnnn

This variation on cucumber chikuwa is a great drinking snack and an easy way to fill up spaces in a bento. Fill it up with whatever you like ♡ It's delicious with mentaiko or burdock root ♪So that the cucumber doesn't tear the chikuwa, use a vegetable peeler to shave the cucumber. Recipe by Heartful Kitchen Rei

I was looking for a potential lunch box dish in the fridge and found chikuwa. I tried this with wasabi and it turned into quite an adult taste!Depending on the amount of wasabi you use, this recipe will change from a lunch box or appetizer to a game of wasabi roulette. So please be careful when you mix the wasabi! Add it little by little as you taste.I tried different combinations such as cream cheese & gochujang and mustard. But the wasabi combination is the best. Recipe by MidnightR

When I was having coffee with friends who are also moms, we started talking about food for bentos.That's when I came up with this recipe.My son loves mentaiko, so I usually pack all sorts of mentai-mayo food in his bento.Because the two pieces will be stuck together (as seen in the photo of step 4), I recommend you break them apart before adding into bentos.If you leave them stuck together, the cheese for the other piece will come off when you try to eat one chikuwa. For 1 to 2 servings. Recipe by yuyuxyuyu

I made this since it has gotten slightly warmer, and I wanted to eat something refreshing. More like, I just used what was left in the fridge ( _ ; . It was Friday night and I was tired, and this was all I had for dinner, so I made it filling by adding rice . My boyfriend thought it was chirashi sushi and ate it happily I thought it wouldn't be enough, but I had croquettes too (frozen), so maybe that is why he didn't complain! For 2 servings. Recipe by ochikeron

For busy mornings.This is our family's quick and easy bento dish.Nothing to note. Recipe by Nike