Mummy Bento (406)
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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My name is Crystal Watanabe and I'm 32 years old, living in Honolulu, Hawaii with my husband and two children. I have an addictive personality and that's a terrible thing when you're into cute bentos. I own over 200 bento boxes and way too many bento accessories!. 
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!
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ha ha ha…really like this one!
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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!
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Wow, so adorable! Hmm…what about bats or a vampire maybe for a halloween theme?
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Wow … I’m so amaze with the cute mummy there
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This is so cute! I love how you used the entire egg to make the mummy
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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!
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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This is just great
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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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