With the sun shining down on the baffled but euphoric people of Blighty, we reckon it’s definitely bento season. Now you can learn how to use some of our favourite bento accessories with this handy guide.
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Bento Cutters
Use bento cutters to style up all kinds of ingredients. They’re easy to use on bread, ham or cheese for anyone bento-ing with kids or on cooked vegetables for more advanced bento makers.
Bento cutters come in all kinds of shapes and sizes, which makes them great for other kinds of cooking too.
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How to Use
- Pop your food on to a flat surface and press down with the cutter. Be very careful if cutting harder foods or using anything with sharp blades.
- Use on eggs, sandwiches, cheese and more! You can also use some cutters for moulding rice too.
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Bento Picks
Bento PicksBento picks help stop you getting sticky fingers and make little items that are hard to eat with chopsticks much easier to pick up.
They’re also a really fun way to decorate a bento in a cool way, especially when you’re short on time.
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How to Use
- Pop the picks into finger food like tomatoes, eggs or meatballs
- Use picks to easily create a fun theme or decorate to make animal faces
Onigiri Moulds
Onigiri moulds are a super easy way to make you bento more fun.
Onigiri can be a little hard to make by hand for beginners, so moulds are a fool-proof and stress free way to try something new.
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How to Use
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Nori Punch & Kawaii Cutlery
Nori Punch & Kawaii CutleryNori seaweed is not only delicious, it’s also really easy to decorate with.
Use nori punches to make quick and easy decorations for rice, ham or cheese, and gobble it up with cute cutlery.
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How to Use
- Make sure your hands and the cutter are absolutely dry, otherwise you’ll only be making sad faces!
- Lay the nori down on a flat surface and feed it into your punch. Press down hard and voila, your nori decoration is ready to use
Check out our full selection of kawaii new bento bits and bobs at Japan Centre Online. Inspired to make your own bento? We’d love to see them! Why not take a pic and send it to us on Twitter or Instagram?
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