1. Use pre-cooked food to save time
If you want to make a bento quickly, you should use the leftover food from the previous dinner. Usually, if you want to prepare make bento, you should reserve small portions of food in the refrigerator. When cooking, just microwave it. This also applies to vegetables.
2. Ensure that food portions do not mix
To ensure that food is not easily spoiled, you should separate dry food from wet food. If you mix them together, dry food will get moist, which can easily lead to spoilage. Always separate the portion of liquid and do not mix it into the bento box. You can bring a soup container alongside. The vegetables should be drained and then placed in the lunch box.
3. Combine various dishes and flavors
Your bento box will be much more appealing if you know how to combine various dishes with different flavors. Usually, a “standard” bento box should include both “land” and “sea” products, meaning both meat and seafood. Another point is that if your main dishes are already seasoned, the vegetables should be cooked or served as salads to balance the taste. In addition, food at room temperature tastes better, so before eating, do not leave the bento box in the refrigerator!
4. Heat up and cool down food before packing
Food safety is always important for bento. Always wash your hands and bento utensils thoroughly before touching the food. For frozen food, you need to fully thaw it before putting it in the bento box. At the same time, you also need to let the food cool completely before closing the lid of the bento box. When carrying it for a long distance, you should have an ice pack to preserve it or put it in the refrigerator before consuming it.
5. Plan ahead
Planning can be difficult for some people, but it will help you calculate exactly what kind of food you need and how much it will cost you, saving both time and money. You only need 15 – 30 minutes to make bento instead of starting to see what kind of food you have at home, and then going shopping… that will take a lot of time and interrupt the bento-making process!
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