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We're sharing easy and budget-friendly homemade bento box recipes from Japan!
Leftover squid and mackerel from dinner
Atka mackerel and Hinomaru bento
2026.03.13 ｜ carrot
The mackerel and squid are leftovers from last night's dinner. I made a bento box with rice and a pickled plum in the center. Using plenty of black pepper in the stir-fry helps to reduce the saltiness.
Ingredients and Instructions for Atka Mackerel and Squid
Atka Mackerel
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- Atka Mackerel
- 1 fish
Grill skin-side down over medium-low heat for about 10 minutes
Squid
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- Squid
- 1 piece
Pre-made squid. Fry in a pan for about 3 minutes
HusbandI put the mackerel and squid we ate the night before in the bento box
Ingredients and Instructions for Stir-fried Bell Peppers and Shimeji Mushrooms with Black Pepper (2 servings)
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- Bell pepper
- 1
- Shimeji mushrooms
- About 1/4
- Carrot
- About 2cm
- Soy sauce
- 3g
- Black pepper
- 8 shakes
- Oil
- 3g
Cut the bell pepper and carrot into thin strips. Tear the shimeji mushrooms into bite-sized pieces by hand.
Add oil and stir-fry, then add the heated soy sauce and black pepper.
Ingredients and Instructions for a Hinomaru Bento (1 serving)
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- Rice
- Half a cup
- Pickled plum
- 1 piece
- Sesame salt
- A pinch
Place a pickled plum in the middle of the rice. Sprinkle sesame salt around it.
HusbandI tried making a Hinomaru bento by putting a pickled plum on the rice
WifePickled plums have preservative and antibacterial effects, so they’re perfect for bento boxes♪
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It tastes different when you eat it in a bento box, because it’s cold lol