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  • This bento box uses a lot of yukari

    Double Yukari Bento

    2026.04.09 | cherry tomatoes

    I bought some yukari sausages and came up with the idea for a bento box full of "yukari." A bento box "full of yukari" with yukari sausages, yukari rice, and yukari omelet.

Today’s Yukari Feast

Ingredients and Instructions for Yukari Sausage (1 serving)

Yukari Sausage

  • Yukari Sausage
    2 pieces
    Hot Water
    Enough to Cover
    • Boil the yukari sausages in hot water for 3 minutes

  • Yukari sausage
  • Yukari sausage
Husband

I didn’t know there were yukari sausages. This is the first time I’ve heard of them.

Wife

I also found it at the supermarket and bought it.
It tastes like yukari, it seems like it would be good as a snack or a side dish.

Ingredients and Instructions for Yukari Tamagoyaki (1 serving)

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  • Yukari
    1 teaspoon (5g)
    Egg
    1
    Water
    1 tablespoon (15g)
    • Beat the egg with water and yukari

    • Since it’s only one egg, stir it twice

  • Yukari Tamagoyaki
  • Yukari Tamagoyaki
Husband

Yukari for Tamagoyaki (Japanese Rolled Omelet)

Wife

Tamagoyaki tastes great with just yukari seasoning.
The sourness and saltiness make it go well with rice, perfect for a bento box.

Ingredients and Instructions for Yukari Rice (1 serving)

Yukari Rice

  • Yukari
    1 teaspoon (5g)
    Rice
    150g
    • Pour Yukari over the rice

  • Yukari Gohan
  • Yukari rice
Husband

Reliable Yukari Rice

Wife

A taste I’ve been eating since childhood
I don’t usually use furikake, so it was nostalgic to have it after a long time
All three types of yukari were yukari lol, but I was able to eat it without getting tired of it

Ingredients and Instructions for Mitsuba and Fried Tofu with Bonito Flakes (2 servings)

Mitsuba and Fried Tofu with Bonito Flakes

  • Mitsuba
    Half
    Fried Tofu
    1 piece
    Ponzu Sauce
    2 teaspoons (10g)
    Bonito Flakes
    2g
    • While grilling the Spanish mackerel, I grilled the fried tofu until it was slightly browned.

    • Cut the fried tofu and chopped mitsuba.

    • Mix with the seasonings.

  • Mitsuba and fried tofu with bonito flakes
  • Mitsuba and fried tofu with bonito flakes

The bento is complete

Double Yukari Bento
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