Bento Banter # Bento 7

I love bentos and taking bento to office for either my breakfast or lunch sound good  :)  This is not much of a bento banter though . It is not those creative ones but just the same it is colorful and looks appetizing . I have just harvested a load of kimchi ...so you can guess that I made some kimchi  onigiri , pan fried fish and a simple tomato salad and for starter... a kiwi fruit ....this is super delicious....all my favorite in a box!  Ever since I joined Bento Banter , I realized  that I really take the trouble to make my bento looks attractive and colorful...thus making my lunch from home more appetizing . 

Making onigiri is simplier than making sushi :p  Kimchi onigiri ....just the thought of kimchi , I will salivate away ...and when I know what is inside the box...I will be wishing for my lunch break to be brought forward earlier...lol! yea I am a greedy pig when it comes to food.  And not to overwork my salivary glands, I attacked the kiwi fruit first ...after which I go for the salad, then the onigiri and last the pan fried fish.   A satisfying box meal no doubt.  One thing I love about bento is I can control my food intake....limited space in the box means smaller amount of food taken in :p

this is one way to use my homemade kimchi

and my Jo is in awe of this kimchi onigiri :)

simple pan fried fish..

flavorful and tasty fish fingers...yummy !

a simple salad with homemade thousand island sauce

I have a bottle of japanese mayonaise

and not knowing how to finish it before the expiry date,

I googled for the recipe and tweaked it a bit

and guess what ?  it was better than store bought ones :)

seriously...I am not kidding

Homemade Thousand Island Sauce

please adjust the amount of ingredients to your taste

I want it hot so I added more tabasco :0

1 cup japanese mayo

3 tbsp of tabasco sauce

3 small gherkins- cut into bits

1 tbsp of chilli sauce

1/2 tbsp of olive oil

Have a wonderful weekend !

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