charabento

Character Bento

"Olaf" bento: rice balls, nori sheet for face and buttons, pasta spaghetti for hands, cheese for teeth and eyes, cherry tomato for nose, buttered corn, corned beef with potatoes and white onions, a bunch of cilantro 

"Piglet" bento: pink rice, nori sheet for face, cherry tomato for nose, chicken nuggets, buttered vegetable mix, cocktail hotdogs

"Cookie Monster" bento: blue rice, white rice balls for eyes, nori for eyes and mouth, cookies, cucumber and carrot slices, boiled corn, chicken nuggets, candies

"Easy Hello Kitty" bento: white and pink rice, for hello kitty face: nori and corn. Corned beef with potatoes.

"Monster's University: Sully and Mike Wazowski" bento: For Sully: blue rice ball, horns made of carrot, eyes, nose, fangs and mouth made of nori and cheese. For Mike Wasowksi: green rice ball, eye, mouth and fangs made of nori, cheese and kiwi. Pork barbeque, lemon slice, a bunch of cherry tomatoes, cucumber slices and fruit candies.

"Harry Potter: Deathly Hollows & the Golden Snitch" bento: onigiri rice with deathly hollows indentations, chicken nuggets, a bunch of cherry tomatoes, barbeque sauce, the golden snitch made of Ferrero Rocher chocolate (attach paper wings for effect). For accessories: an owl pick with HP initials made of carrot, "Always" pick made of letter beads.

"Gudetama #2" bento: rice, sunny side up egg, nori for Gudetama's eyes and mouth, bacon, sausage, buttered corn

"Despicable Me: Agnes & Minions" bento: rice for Agnes' head, nori sheet for hair, mouth, eyes and eyebrows, cheese for eyes, green cherry tomato for nose, egg roll (tamagoyaki) for minions, cheese and nori for minions' eyes. Cucumber slices, a bunch of cherry tomatoes, bacon strips.

"Brave: Merida" bento: instant noodles for Merida's hair, rice for head and body, cheese and nori sheets for face and dress, spaghetti pasta, nori and cheese for arrow. Boiled corn, chicken BBQ, green grape.

"BB8" bento: BB8 made of rice balls, cheddar cheese and nori, storm trooper helmet made of boiled egg and nori, broiled chicken leg, green grapes, a cherry

"Angry bird" bento: angry bird made of red and white rice ball, beak made of cherry tomato, eyes and eyebrows made of nori and cheese, comb made of carrot. Pig made of green rice ball, nose made of cucumber, mouth, eyes and eyebrows made of nori and cheese, ears made of green cherry tomatoes. Corned beef with potato, potato happy face, cucumber and carrot slices, a bunch of cherry tomatoes.

"Coraline" bento: rice ball, nori sheet for eyebrows, eyes, nose and mouth, cheese for eyes, egg white for hair, yellow cherry, cucumber slices, breaded fish and ketchup as condiment

"Peppa pig" bento: pink colored rice ball, nori sheet for eyes, nose and mouth, kani for blush, ground pork, steamed green beans and carrots, chocolate candy for dessert

"Wall E" bento: bean sprouts, chicken barbeque, seafood tofu, "Ava" rice and "Wall E" rice. For deco: nori sheet and cheese

"Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle - Raphael" bento: green rice ball, nori sheet for eyes and mouth, cheese for eyes, kani for mask, roasted chicken and vegetable omelette, kani and grapes skewers

"2 set violin" bento: rice balls, nori sheets for faces, ketchup for blushes, boiled broccoli, fiesta ham, chocolate candies for dessert

"Gudetama" breakfast bento: Hash brown, sunny side up egg, bacon

"Kero keroppi" bento: breaded turkey legs, rice, cucumber carrot slices, sesame dressing, pastillas candy for dessert

"Cheburashka" bento: Multi grain rice, happy face potato fries, chicken nuggets, flower hotdog, carrot and cucumber slices, cheese and nori for deco

"Doraemon" bento: breaded dory fish, rice, cucumber and carrot slices, sesame dressing

"Baymax" bento: fried chicken, nuggets, sausage and "baymax" rice, for rice deco: nori sheet for face, carrot for heart

"Pucca" bento: chicken nuggets, fish ball, cocktail hotdog, boiled corn and "Pucca" rice, for rice deco: nori sheets for ponytail and face, kani for hair pins

"Shin-chan" bento: ground pork, happy face potatoes, "Shin Chan" rice, tomato and ketchup, for rice deco: nori sheets for face, carrot for mouth

"Cinnamoroll" bento: breaded fish with soy sauce and calamansi dip, "Cinnamoroll" rice, tomato, cucumber slices and grapes, for rice deco: nori sheet for eyes and mouth, ketchup for blush 

"Toy Story Alien" bento: pork in oyster sauce with sesame seeds, "alien" rice ball, cucumber and carrot slices, Caesar salad dressing, for rice deco: cheese and nori for face

"Totoro" bento: chicken adobo, "Totoro" rice, mandarin and cherry for dessert, and for decoration: nori, cheese, green pea and cilantro

"Rilakkuma" bento: broiled chicken leg, scrambled eggs, "Rilakkuma" rice, for decoration: cheese, nori, carrot and parsley

"Sesame Street: Bert" bento: goulash, coleslaw, boiled potato, "Bert" rice ball, for decoration: carrot, nori, cheese and maraschino cherry

"Peanuts" bento: oyster mushroom patties, "Snoopy" rice ball, "Charlie Brown" rice ball, cucumber spiral, carrots, salad dressing

"Shaun the sheep" bento: chicken teriyaki, "Shaun" rice, watermelon slice and grapes, for decoration: carrot for flower, kani for fence, parsley for plant, nori sheets for head, ears and eyes, cheese for eyes 

"Rapunzel" bento: sausages, boiled quail eggs, tomato, cherry, "rapunzel" rice, for decoration: scrambled egg for Rapunzel's hair, nori sheets for Rapunzel's and prince's faces, and tower, ham for tower's roof, carrot for flower and parsley for bush

For my kids, no two bento boxes should be the same regardless if they have the same theme, they need to have different variations, so i made these for each of them:

"Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake bento #1: beef with ampalaya (bitter gourd), grapes, "swan lake" rice, for deco: nori sheets for ballerina, carrot for flowers and swan pencil sharpener (make sure its not been used yet)

"Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake" bento #2: shrimps, cucumbers, tomato, grapes, "swan lake" rice, for rice deco: nori sheets for ballerina and birds, parsley for tree, carrot for flowers

"Pompompurin" bento: shrimps, young corn and carrots, "pompompurin" turmeric rice, for deco: shitake mushroom for hat, nori sheets for face, cucumber for letter "P"  and cheese for "dog bone"

"My Melody" bento: breaded fish, sunny side up egg, "My Melody" rice, grapes, for rice deco: cheese for flower, nori sheets for eyes and carrot for nose

"Vyerka Serduchka" bento: chicken omelet, buttered corn, red sausage, ketchup and "Vyerka Serduchka" rice. For rice deco: nori sheets for sun glasses, head cap and boobs , carrot for lips, star pick wrapped with aluminum foil for Vyerka's star head piece

I hope i did not disrespect this "alien guy" from Ancient Aliens series, but hey, we are avid fans of Mr. Tsoulakos from history channel, so i made this bento for my kids:

"Tsoukalos" bento: rice with "tsoukalos" silhouetee made of nori, breaded dory fish, blanched broccoli, quail eggs "aliens"

"Pac-man" bento: pork and vegetables, cucumber slices, grapes, red cocktail hotdogs "Blinky ghosts", multigrain rice "Pac-man" and sesame dressing

"Winnie the Pooh" bento: breaded chicken, blanched beans, quail eggs "chicks", "winnie the pooh" rice, and yellow cherry "bee". For deco: nori sheets for Pooh's face, chicks' eyes,  bee's eye and stripes, carrot for chicks' beaks and combs, and for bee's wings

"Little twin stars" bento: broiled chicken leg, happy heart potatoes, "Kiki and Lala" rice balls, a cherry, for faces deco: nori sheets

roasted chicken, poke ball (from boiled egg and tomato), pikachu rice and a fresh cherry

breaded dory fish fillet, scrambled eggs, sausages, rice and grapes

"Elmo" bento: red rice ball, cheese and nori sheets for eyes and mouth, boiled chicken leg, buttered corn and green peas, yellow cherry, and mandarin for dessert