We are spending the holidays in Hawaii with family this year. I was born in Hawaii and lived here until I went to California for college. Lots of my family are still here, so there's plenty of reason to visit as often as we can. Here is my first bento in Hawaii, using local eats that were already hanging around the house: kimbap, long rice, smoked tako, Kahuku cherry tomatoes, pickled daikon-carrots-bittermelon-cabbage-cauliflower-red onion.
Packed in my lovely Japanese field-worker's bento, happily the perfect size for a hot weather appetite.
It's so good to come back home to the familiar local flavors again! It might look like a mishmash of stuff, but to me it's just a mix plate bento :)
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
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Cute bento box! I just went to the link to read about it. Great history! And of course, lovely bento.
ReplyDeleteHi Judy! Thanks a lot! Merry Christmas to you and your family :)
ReplyDeleteAwesome mixed plate bento!!! Hope you are having a great time with all of the ohana. :D
ReplyDeleteOh I love kimbap! Looks delicious. Have fun in Hawaii and Merry X-mas, sheri!
ReplyDeleteYay for kimbap! Looks like an awesome "mixed plate" to me. I mentioned on flickr that a historical piece on field-worker bento would be culturally interesting.
ReplyDeleteSounds like you're enjoying your visit home. Have a safe happy holiday!
Thanks Susan! If I lived here I would be eating like this all the time, I think (little bit of whatever)! Merry Christmas to you and your ohana! We are enjoying ourselves, as you know ;)
ReplyDeleteThank you Amaaris... kimbap is great -- so many fillings there's hardly any rice, hehe! Merry Christmas to you and your family too!
Hi hapa bento! Yay for kimbap is right! Is it just me or are there a lot of Korean posts floating around right now?! Thanks for the note on the bento; you're right about that. We are having a great time. Warm and happy holidays to you and your family too!!
ReplyDeleteMerry Xmas to you and your family and relatives in Hawaii!! Have fun catching up and spending time together :)
ReplyDeleteMuch fun in Hawaii and Merry Christmas!! Your Bento looks delicious! :D
ReplyDeleteYummy kimbap bento from Hawaii ... this one will be very special. Thanks for the link, nice to read it. Have fun Sheri with your family!
ReplyDeleteyum! I bet it's nice to be back on the islands. I'm jealous of the weather. I'm loving California with family, but I'm heading back to Boston on Saturday- wish I could take the sunshine with me! Have a great holiday
ReplyDeleteThanks javapot!
ReplyDeleteThanks Bento Lunch Blog!
Thanks a lot Lia!
Rachel, it's great you got to warm up in CA... hope you had a safe trip back to Boston today :)
Merry Christmas to you and yours, and best wishes for a happy new year to all my bento friends!!
Your bento are always so inspiring! I wonder if my husband would appreciate them, since we don't have kids yet. :) Also, is that japchae?
ReplyDeleteThanks Kelly! I bet he would love a bento from you, I hope you can try soon :)
ReplyDeleteYes, that's japchae.
i love that you are still bentoing even on vacation! hope you and your family are having a fabulous time in hawaii and ringing in the new year with lots of fun! can't wait to see what beautiful bentos you come up with in 2010 :-)
ReplyDeleteHi gamene,
ReplyDeleteThanks! Hope 2010 is a good one for you too!
See you soon in the bento pools!!