Bento Box, the Japanese Meal-Prep Trend
By Naturale Bio
The fashion of the meal-prep , that is, preparing meals in advance to optimize time and ingredients, is very popular today
The bento box They are special boxes made specifically to contain a home-made meal to be consumed take-away : at school, in the office, at the park... let's see how to create a balanced meal and how to arrange it in an attractive way!
The Bento Box, the Art of Presentation
If chefs are “obsessed” with plating, food enthusiasts meal prep they know well that even in the case of a meal in a Tupperware… the eye also wants its part !
Nothing sadder than opening a plastic container and finding pasta, condiments and other ingredients thrown in haphazardly, mixed together and not very appetizing to eat with your eyes.
In fact, for the Japanese, the bento box is not only a practical way to bring lunch to work – the equivalent of our “ schiscetta” – but a small masterpiece of colors and combinations .
“Bento” is the container, a small box usually made of natural materials such as bamboo, with different compartments to arrange the food in an orderly manner, separating the various courses, and equipped with a lid. It is often further protected by a cloth that wraps it and makes it easier to transport.
Not only that, it usually also has a compartment to store reusable cutlery.
How to organize the perfect lunch box
But how to organize the meal in the best way? Using all the compartments according to their size!
In the larger one you can put the main course, whether it's a first course or a single dish - pasta, rice, cereals, with the sauce you like most - and then filling the other compartments with foods in order of recommended quantity .
Lots of vegetables, therefore, while in smaller spaces you can add protein sources – animal or vegetable depending on your diet, such as eggs or legumes – and then fresh and dried fruit, and why not a little sweet treat, such as a chocolate or a couple of your favorite biscuits.
The essential thing is that everything is balanced and pleasing to the eye and to the palate at the same time.
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