On another bento board I was reading a post by a young woman who is starting to make bento for her male room-mate; she wanted ideas for 'masculine' foods. Are there such things? I think I know what she meant, and that one post was the reason I added skillet chili fries to Jan's bento this morning.
He has: MachoMan quiche, sugar snap peas, cherry tomatoes, kalamata olives, and a super masculine pumped up daikon chickie on top; chili fries with jalapenos (UNGH!!), orange sections with little heart-shaped grapes on top just like ripped biceps; Pocky (hey I've seen boys eat it!) in the lid.
I have much the same except in my case it is: lovely lite quiche, veggies and olives with a kyoot widdle daikon chickie on top, oranges, grapes, and a bright red marshmallow Peep.
So I think we are OK with the gender boundaries. Phew, that was close.
My hubby's bento are always in clear plastic containers - but since I bought them at a Japanese store I can call them BENTO rather than just TUPPERWARE - lol! His bentos usually contain a sandwich, chips, and a cookie. I dont add any "kawaii" to his lunches as he would refuse to take them in the morning - lol.
ReplyDeleteI'm pretty sure Jan's co-workers think I'm crazy and he's a saint for bringing all my cutesy lunches - but he does love the various foods.
ReplyDeleteYou put so much effort in to these lunches? Where do you find the time?
ReplyDeleteI just love lurking and seeing what you put in your boxes!
Jocelyn, once you become insane everything else is easy. I get up crazy early and unless I am to do something genuinely constructive like work-related, I need to find an outlet. Voila! bento lunches.
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