Thursday 4 July 2013

Jiji Cat Bento

The character for the bentos I'm sharing today is Jiji, from Kiki's delivery service.

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I made these on Monday. A simplified version of Jiji, cut out from seaweed. The bow is made from sausage.

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Bento is packed with Shio-koji pork, broccoli, strawberries and blueberries. I just started marinating with Shio-koji during the recent holidays, love how it brings out the umami in food. It can basically be used to replace salt, taste mildly sweet and salty, and imparts a rich savory flavour that makes your dish yummy. It's also healthy and tenderlize your meat.

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I missed eating bentos after having ate out for most of the School holidays. I packed the same Shio-koji pork in my bento. :)
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8 comments:

  1. Gosh....Jiji Cat bento so kawaii!!! You're amazing Ming!

    Btw, the Shio-koji porks looks yummy!! Admired your cooking skilled too! Wish I can cooked more variety dishes...hehe...but I excuse being lazy :p

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    1. Tk u, Karen, u are too kind, these are nothing, compared to ur out of the world nori skills. Hee, coz cooking is part of my job scope, n I like trying new recipes. :)

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  2. Love the cat! Me too loves to use Shio-Koji to marinade chicken and tofu. It taste good!

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    1. Tk u, Anne. Yums, so addicted to it now, it's going to be a staple in my kitchen. :)

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  3. Always so cute! I want to make Jiji for some time, havent got to do it. Feel like making now that I see your lovely bento!

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    1. Tk u! I've yet to make an onigiri version n also Kiki too, hope to do tt. Urs are always awesome!

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  4. So cute! You did a great job on this.

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