🍱 Today's Bento / 今日のお弁当 — May 18, 2026

• Grilled Salted Mackerel（サワラの塩焼き）
• Tamagoyaki with Green Onion（ネギ入り卵焼き）
• Boiled Edamame（茹で枝豆）
• Sweet & Spicy Lotus Root & Pork — meal prep 🍱（蓮根と豚肉の甘辛炒め・作り置き）
• Mixed Rice with Ume & Sesame（梅風味ごま塩混ぜご飯）

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🌿 A peaceful morning in a Japanese kitchen.
No music, no talking — just the quiet sounds of everyday cooking.

This is a real bento I make for my child's school lunch.
Today I used a make-ahead side dish to save time in the morning!

静かな朝のキッチンから、子どものお弁当を作る日常を記録しています。
今日は前日の作り置きおかずを活用しました🍱

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📌 About the menu / メニューについて

🐟 Grilled Salted Mackerel
Saba is a classic Japanese bento fish, but today I used sawara — Spanish mackerel.
Lightly salted and grilled until golden. Simple and delicious.

🥚 Tamagoyaki with Green Onion
A Japanese rolled omelette with chopped green onion mixed in.
The green color makes the bento look fresh and colorful!

🫛 Boiled Edamame
A simple and healthy side. Boiled while other dishes are cooking —
multitasking is key in a Japanese morning kitchen!

🪷 Sweet & Spicy Lotus Root & Pork
Made the day before as a meal prep dish.
Lotus root has a satisfying crunch, and the sweet soy sauce glaze makes it perfect with rice.

🍙 Mixed Rice with Ume & Sesame
Rice mixed with umeboshi (Japanese pickled plum) and toasted sesame salt.
Light, refreshing, and easy to eat even on a busy day.

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⏱️ Chapters
0:00 Opening — KAASAN'S BENTO
0:11 Grilled Salted Mackerel
0:33 Tamagoyaki with Green Onion
1:45 The fish is done! 🐟
2:18 Boiling Edamame
3:15 Sweet & Spicy Lotus Root & Pork 🍱 meal prep
3:22 Mixed Rice with Ume & Sesame
3:50 Finished bento 🍱

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