Yep, another pork and musubi bento. But I didn't make this pork; it's side pork cooked with preserved veggies from my neighborhood deli. Since it comes in a sweet sauce I thought it was pretty safe to add a musubi. This one is made with mixed rice (white, pearl barley, bulgur and lentils) which I sprinkled generously with furikake to make it more acceptable to MisterMan. I added nori eyes and a cherry tomato nose for fun. Also I stuck in some steamed purple cauliflower with yellow carrot flowers, and raw purple carrot slices. Fruit side has a mini mandarin, mini white peach, sweet cherries and a few grapes tossed in. Do you have your summer fruits yet? Every weekend we get more varieties appearing at the farmers markets, and I get so excited to see what's new each time! The apricots on our tree are getting bigger too, so I hope they'll make an appearance in a bento soon :)
P.S. It was a totally gray and rainy day, so I think that's why the photo doesn't look completely washed out today. So, there's one good thing about this wet weather in spring, I guess. Ha!
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
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omg, that tiny peach is the cutest thing i've ever seen - i've never encountered bento-size peaches, i want i want! i love the musubi's cheerful red clown nose, too!
ReplyDeletei posted a link to your site from my blog, sorry we were not able to interview you for the blog.. I did send you and email, but I know you must be busy.. The bento post goes up on Wed. am. love the fun clown nose and the tiny peaches, where did you find, and do they have bitter or sweet flavor that small.
ReplyDeleteSweet! It looks like a clown with purple hair and a cute red nose! Those peaches are such a bento find! :D
ReplyDeleteI think the photo looks great, not washed out at all. Wow that purple cauliflower is gorgeous..the clown made me chuckle, too cute :)
ReplyDeleteteehee, these peaches are supercute megan! I'm sure you'll find them in your markets soon. We've got nothing but white baby peaches all over right now. Thanks a lot!
ReplyDeleteNf1andprek-whisper: The tiny peaches are supersweet, and from my local farmers markets. The ones from the supermarket are imported and not sweet at all this early in the season. Maybe you can find some similar ones in your local area! As for the email, I'm sorry, I don't recall an email from you. I did not mean to ignore you! Perhaps I lost it? Please feel free to resend if you like. Thanks a lot for your comment and for the linkage!
Thanks Susan, you're right it does look like hair, hehe :)
Thanks a lot Mommyof2girlz!
Oh so cute! Teeny peach is wonderful. Before I switched teams...LOL... pork was my most favorite protein. So you go ahead girl... make more pork bentos!!! :)
ReplyDeleteI know, right!? Mini peaches too! I can't wait for mini watermelons next, hehe.
ReplyDeleteReally getting into the pork recently, it is teh YUM!
Thanks a lot Debra!
I love the size of the fruit relative to the cherries. So tiny and sweet!
ReplyDelete:) Laura
Mini peaches are the last word in bento-cute and perfect foods, love them! Your bentos always play with scale in a charming way :) I'm loving the layered intense-colored carrots and decorated violet cauli...looking forward to your newest market finds, sherimiya!
ReplyDeleteThat tiny peach is so perfect for bento! Very colorful ... didn't seem you have a gray & rainy day. Love what you did with purple cauliflower and purple carrot. Ahhh so nice to see your purple veggies (^.^)
ReplyDeleteHaha, thanks Laura! Love the minis too :)
ReplyDeletebentobird, it's true. I'm down to the last mini peach and am nervous about finding more this weekend! Definitely buying more next time. Playing with Scale is what I should have called my blog, heheh! Thanks a lot for your always-sweet comments !
Thanks Lia! Uh, but you'll see today's bento is too bright once again, oops. :)
So cute! How colorful and beautiful your bento is! I wish I can find the purple cauliflower in Japan....
ReplyDeleteThanks maki! I love the purple cauliflower; I hope you can find it too, so I can see how you use it!
ReplyDeleteSheri, I love this bento soooo much! I always envy you for those fresh and beautiful ingredients hehehe :D
ReplyDeleteOh, thank you tatabonita!! So sweet of you ^^
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