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Preparation
5 minutes
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Cooking
25 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Bento rice from Japan is a dish that, although simple to make, has a unique and interesting flavor. On the holiday November 20th, do you have any plans to show gratitude to your teachers? Join TasteVN in the kitchen and make an enticing, delicious bento to give to the teacher you admire!
Ingredients for Flower-shaped Bento Rice Serves 2
Hot rice 1 bowl (rice bowl) Seaweed 1 sheet Chicken egg 1 piece Jambon 200 gr Peas 200 gr Sausage 1 stick Corn kernels A little Lettuce 1 piece
How to choose fresh and delicious ingredients
How to choose, where to buy quality jambon and sausages
- You should choose jambon and sausages that appear dry, clean, with no signs of slime or mold.
- To buy tasty and quality jambon and sausages, you should look for reputable brands that produce and distribute jambon and sausages.
- Additionally, you need to pay attention to the expiration date on the packaging and estimate your own usage time to choose the most suitable type of jambon and sausages for yourself.
- You can visit grocery stores, stalls selling jambon and sausages, or TasteVN outlets near where you live to find jambon and sausages with clear origins.
- You can also buy jambon and sausages on reputable e-commerce sites like bachhoaxanh.com to save travel time while still ensuring the quality of these two ingredients!
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How to choose fresh and delicious chicken eggs
- Fresh chicken eggs usually have a thin white powdery layer on the outside, the shell is bright in color, smooth, and has no cracks. When touched, it feels rough and heavy.
- You can check if the chicken egg is still fresh by bringing the egg close to your ear and shaking it gently. A new chicken egg will not make any noise, while an old chicken egg will make a sound.
- You can shine a light on the chicken egg or use a rolled-up newspaper to look under sunlight. If you see that the air cell of the egg is still small, the yolk is round, does not move, and the white is clear with a reddish-orange or light pink color, it is a fresh egg. In the case of old eggs, they will appear red with many moving streaks surrounding a large air cell.
How to choose and where to buy delicious meatballs
- To buy delicious meatballs, you need to choose dry, clean meatballs, with packaging clearly indicating the brand and origin.
- You should avoid buying meatballs that are oozing, slimy, or showing signs of mold. These are products that have expired and are very harmful to human health.
- You should look for meatballs at reputable grocery stores, quality meat stalls, or the TasteVN supermarket near your area to feel more secure about the quality of the ingredients.
- You can also choose to buy meatballs from reputable e-commerce sites to save time and travel costs!
- In addition to looking for packaged meatballs, you can also make your own meatballs with your favorite flavor at home to suit your taste better.
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How to choose fresh and delicious peas
- Typically, the market sells 3 types of peas: fresh peas, dried peas, and frozen peas.
- You should choose fresh peas to absorb the most nutrients found in them!
- Delicious peas usually have a shiny, light green skin, and are crisp. For unshelled peas, you can choose pods with bright green stems, soft bodies, and plump seeds.
- You should avoid buying peas with unexpectedly bulging seeds or those that are yellowish and show signs of pests.
- In addition, you should also limit buying dried or frozen peas as the nutrient content in these two types often decreases significantly during food preparation.
How to prepare Flower-shaped Bento Rice
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Boil eggs and peas
After purchasing the eggs, place them in a pot of water and boil them until cooked. Then, remove the eggs, peel them, and cut them in half.
For the peas, wash them thoroughly and also boil them until cooked. Then remove them and let them drain.
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Make sushi rolls
You fold the seaweed sheet in half and then split it into 2 equal parts.
You lay a layer of plastic wrap on the bamboo mat. Then, you place half of the seaweed on top and spread the rice evenly over the surface.
You can dampen your hands slightly to make spreading the rice easier. Next, you roll while holding the bamboo mat once and then unfold it.
You gently peel the plastic wrap away from the sushi roll and use scissors to cut the sushi roll into flower petals about 1/2 finger width.
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Cut jambon flowers
After buying jambon, you slice it very thin.
You fold the jambon slice in half and then use scissors to cut several straight lines from the folded line to the halfway point of the jambon piece.
Then, you roll the jambon slice up, and you will have a cute and interesting jambon flower!
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Carving sausage flowers
You cut the sausage in half, then you carve the sausage flower with the lower blade positioned at the center of the sausage, and the upper blade cuts about 1/2 to 1/3 of the sausage length.
Next, you place the sausage in the microwave and heat it for 10 – 20 seconds before taking it out.
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Decorating the bento box
You arrange the sushi rolls into a flower shape in one corner of the box, then place the ham flower in the middle of the sushi rolls.
Depending on personal preference, you can trim the edges of the sushi rolls to make the dish look more appealing.
After that, you use 2 – 3 washed lettuce leaves to line the bottom of the box, then add 5 fried meatballs next to the sushi flower and sprinkle 2 – 3 peas on top.
You place half a boiled egg under the meatballs.
Finally, you arrange 2 pieces of sausage flowers in the gaps between the ingredients, with a corn kernel as the flower’s stamen to complete the decoration of the dish.
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Final Product
The flower-shaped bento rice is beautifully decorated with soft, sticky rice, tender ham, sweet boiled eggs, delicious meatballs, creamy peas, and whimsically carved sausages.
All flavors and colors are cleverly combined to create a dish that, while simple, is incredibly attractive and interesting. Get into the kitchen and follow this simple recipe to present your loved ones with a bento that is both eye-catching and adorable!
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I hope that with the recipe for the eye-catching and attractive flower-shaped bento rice that TasteVN introduces to you, you will have an additional meaningful and interesting option for a gift for your teachers on the upcoming November 20th. Join TasteVN in the kitchen and try making this lovely and delicious bento to hone your skills and make the dish uniquely yours!
