Bento #003: Gapao-style Spicy Minced Meat Bento

 

Today's bento is a Thai-inspired "Gapao Rice" style lunch. It’s colorful and packed with different flavors!

🍱 Today's Menu

• Main: Gapao-style Rice (Gapao-fu Rice)

  • Spicy minced meat topped with a fried egg.

• Side: Burdock Root Kinpira (Gobo no Kinpira)

  • A healthy meal prep (Tsukuri Oki) made by my wife.

• Side: Carrot Shiri-shiri (Ninzin no Shiri-shiri)

  • Another meal prep (Tsukuri Oki) from our freezer stock.

• Side: Fried Shrimp Cutlet (Ebi no Katsu)

  • Ready-made frozen foods.

• Side: Green Beans (Ingen)

• Soup: Instant Corn Cream Soup (Corn Cream Soup)

👨‍🍳 Dad's Comment

The Kinpira and Carrot Shiri-shiri are meal prep (Tsukuri Oki) dishes my wife made and kept in the freezer, which is a big help. After taking the photo, I realized it needed more color, so I added some broccoli at the end to make it look even better!

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