Delicious Bento Box DIY

Author: Lian Aiqing
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: This cookbook comprehensively collects a variety of Chinese and Western dishes, from classic delicacies and home-style meals to popular snacks, guiding you into a paradise of delicious and healthy cuisine. It teaches you how to enjoy meals beyond the table with flavor and health. Western dishes also let you experience the joy of cuisine without borders, making your dining table vibrant and lively. Come learn how to cook some delicious and stylish dishes to entertain your loved ones! The chapter "Top 10 Classic Bento Boxes" of this book will unveil the secrets of classic bento boxes that have been beloved for decades. It introduces Taiwan's iconic bento boxes, such as pork rib, chicken leg, fish fillet, chicken fillet, controlled meat, red-braised beef brisket, and three treasures, along with the currently popular Japanese pork chop and Japanese bento. Accompanied by various cooking methods—braising, frying, grilling, and steaming—this chapter educates you on how to experience a new culinary culture through bento boxes. The second chapter takes "Side Dishes" as the starting point, the soul of appetizers—divided into five categories: stir-fried, stewed, fried, cold-dressed, pickled, and braised, totaling 26 dishes. All are carefully selected side dishes, each delicious and appetizing, yet requiring minimal complex preparation. You can prepare everything during the gaps of watching TV commercials. The third chapter, "A Tour of Famous Bentos Across Taiwan," collects bento boxes with distinctive characteristics from all over Taiwan, such as the Icicle Bento, Nostalgia Bento, Kaohsiung Bayzi Hot Pork Bento, and Chiayi Fire Chicken Bento, introducing their recipes in detail. It aims to broaden your perspective on bentos, offering you different choices when you tire of conventional ones. Moreover, these bentos can inspire you to create more private family delicacies.