Nihongo Notes

Boring lunch beaten by bento

My lunches used to consist of boring sandwiches, but they will be boring no longer! This is about my 4th attempt at bento and I freakin' love it! It's a lot healthier than the chicken mayo sandwiches I used to have! If you want to see a few more bentos that I've made check out my Flickr Food set. I plan to keep it updated with most of the bentos I make.

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Udon Noodle Soup

Unfortunately the ingredients for my super sushi feast didn’t arrive this weekend. However I found a small store in town that sold a lot of Japanese ingredients so I bought some noodles and a packet of spicy crispy seaweed. The seaweed is in sheets about the length of your index finger and makes for a [...]

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My second attempt at sushi

Today I decided to use up the few ingredients I had left after my first attempt at making sushi. I was in a bit of a rush so I made several mistakes. I completely forgot the wasabi and it needed something else like carrot or cucumber, but it was still delicious!

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