I need to work on my arranging skills. But between the lamb, the peas, the strawberries, the artichokes, and on and on, it’s pretty much a bento-du-spring. Minus the Spam musubi of course. Mock it not! It is one of Hawaii’s many gifts to us and it should be treasured. If not, well, more for me.
Some really neat entries in the contest! I love using my powers for good. If you haven’t entered yet, remember you have until Thursday. A Dear Label bento box kit could be yours!
April 1, 2008 at 7:54 pm
Spam musubi… I guess that’s one of the best “fusion cuisine” exemple there is…
April 1, 2008 at 8:59 pm
Such is the magic of Hawaii. Or pretty much any city of the Pacific Rim. But island life has a way of squeezing out some really creative reinterpretations of what their myriad of cultures bring to the literal table. You use what’s on hand. In this case? Spam, rice, and seaweed. Boom. Magic.
April 2, 2008 at 5:36 am
We vacation annually on Kauai. Some of our favorite meals have been picked up at a local grocer on our way out for a day of hiking. Examples include chicken thighs rolled in corn flake cereal prior to baking/frying, sticky rice rolled in cones made from thin, firm tofu, and lots and lots of ahi poke. Don’t know how much of that is truly indigenous, but it can’t be any LESS indigenous that Spam.
And, my lovely wife lusts after your bento lunch box.
April 2, 2008 at 8:52 am
Kyle - Mmmm poke. See. Now you’re giving me ideas for my next round of obento. There isn’t much that’s truly indigenous to Hawaii. Even taro was an introduced plant, brought over by the Polynesians hundreds of years ago. The cuisine seems to be all about adaptation.
I was hoping they’d have more of the two-tiered boxes like mine for me to give away. Alas, no. Makes me glad that I bought two when I first saw them.