A few days
before I was leaving for Tokyo, we had another fun donabe cooking class at
Tortoise General Store in Venice.
The theme
was “Summer Bento” with Donabe Dishes. I was very excited to host this event
for the enthusiastic 8 participants.
We prepared
different donabe dishes one by one.
Everybody
made his/her own “onigiri” rice balls and packed bento box with those
donabe-made dishes. Even though we
were all having the same menu, the way each person made onigiri and
packed/decorated bento box was original and different. Everybody was having fun at it and
being a “bento artist”! Many of
them have never made Japanese-style bento or made onigiri before, but they were
all doing brilliant jobs.
Bento picnic
lunch time…our bento didn’t travel very long distance, because the patio was
just outside of the kitchen studio!
Real fun
class. Here’s the menu:
Menu
Satsuma Sweet Potato & Fuji Apple in
Creamy Miso, Endive & Pistachio Paste
~
Donabe-steamed Drunken Chicken and
Vegetables Salad
~
Donabe Steam-roasted Salmon, Rosemary
“Yu-an” Flavor
~
Donabe Steam-fry “Koya” Tofu &
Shiitake Mushrooms in Miso Sauce
~
Yuzu-kosho Pesto “Onigiri” Rice Balls
Happy donabe
life.
More bento!
