My mornings have been extremely busy lately because I’m trying to force Mr. Pikko to eat healthier, so I cook breakfast for everyone now instead of settling for cereal in a bag in the car. I’ve also been making him bentos too, so that he eats smaller meals, but I don’t always take pictures. I was cooking for over an hour this morning! Agh!
Today I have a little mummy all wrapped up in my lunch. I showed it to Mr. Pikko and he laughed. He’s made out of a brown rice (Gen Ji Mai) onigiri and wrapped with usuyaki tamago bandages. Someone commented yesterday to ask about how I do the egg. Basically, you beat the egg, strain it in a sieve to remove clumps, then add a slurry of potato starch and water. I flavor it with a bit of dashi sprinkles diluted in some water and a sprinkle of salt too. Cook it in a heated pan on low heat, wiping the pan down with oil first.
For the mummy, I had to separate the yolk from the white and mix them up separately. Today I used a little too much starch and not enough water, so it actually came out a little rubbery. I was so mad when I tried to flip it because some parts of the white stuck like crazy to the pan and I ripped up the little omelet. It turned out fine though, I just cut the strips a certain way to hide the tears.
I used some of the yellow for his eyes and I’ll have to figure out some other use for the rest of the egg. I cut his mouth out with a scissors. After I did the egg I cooked two eggs for breakfast, then realized that I had no eggs for the tonkatsu. Nice job, me! I ended up using 3 quail eggs for one huge cutlet and that worked out well. It was just enough food for mine and Mr. Pikko’s bentos. On the side, I have broccoli, baby carrot sticks, a baby Roma tomato, and three slices of persimmon.
When I was a kid, sometimes my dad would tell me that he got a box of persimmons from his aunty and uncle on Maui. I don’t know why, but I never ate them. I just didn’t like persimmons and I have no clue what was wrong with me because now I know they’re totally delicious!
Any Halloween requests for the next two days? I was going to do candy corn, but then Susan Yuen did one. I guess me and her daughter are on the same brain waves! :)
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The mummy is so cute, he looks scared! I don’t know that I’ve ever tried a persimmon but I will have to keep my eyes open for one!
ha ha ha…really like this one!
LOL, the mummy is so cute. I like the usuyaki tamago, I’ve been meaning to try it out. The mummy and Frankenstein are my favorites and I think that you should still do the candy corn. You always have a great take on things!
Wow, so adorable! Hmm…what about bats or a vampire maybe for a halloween theme?
Wow … I’m so amaze with the cute mummy there :o)
This is so cute! I love how you used the entire egg to make the mummy :)
It looks like you have a 50′s horror movie theme going here: Frankenstein, The Mummy… is the wolfman up next?
Great work — it all looks so tasty!
Your bentos are so cute! Checking out your website always makes me happy.
Random question, how do you prepare the persimmon? I’ve cut into one and it was just a big gooey mess. I’m guessing I had a bad one or I don’t know what I’m doing.
Jamie, I’m not sure. All the persimmons I’ve eaten have been firm and when I cut them open, they hold up like a crispy peach.
Jamie / Pikko–
I just learned a tiny bit about persimmons at the Farmers’ Market this past weekend.
There are 2 types of persimmons–the peach-like type Pikko mentions, and the jam-like type Jamie mentions.
The stall owner said with the jam-like type, one should wait until they look almost rotten, then eat them with a spoon.
The crispy type you can eat or cook, much like peaches.
Hope this helps
Big thanks Toro and Pikko! Glad to have the info and to know that the persimmon I ate wasn’t rotten! :-)
Have a happy Halloween!
Jamie
This is just great :)
Hahaha, really like this mummy, he’s so funny ! And very well done, he really looks like a mummy (not very scary though, rather friendly ! :-))
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