Sausage animals & mini chikuwa x 3

Had fun with sausage shapes this morning. I also found mini chikuwa this weekend — each one is only about 2 inches long! Perfect finger food for my son. Packed in my tiny 260ml box:

• crab made of chicken/apple sausage, with eyes of cheese and nori (secured with honey)
• chanterelle mushroom rice
• mini chikuwa filled with cheese
• cherry tomatoes (cut in half)
• green figs

 

My lunch also has a sausage shaped like a rabbit, tiny Champagne grapes, blanched broccoli, and a scrambled egg ball with smoked salmon and green onions. Packed in my 470ml Afternoon Tea box.



My husband’s version has the cute dialed down slightly, with a leftover sausage crab (but no eyes). Packed in a Lock & Lock bento set (minus the water bottle) — each layer is 350ml.

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