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New kimono patterned onigiri box (Hakoya) - May 19,2010

I wasn't going to order any more of these things, really. But I decided that I needed to start packing smaller lunches with an afternoon snack in a different box, which meant I could use more small bento boxes. This one has a relatively high domed lid sitting on top of a sealed bottom tier. You're supposed to put a couple of onigiri (Japanese sticky rice balls) under the dome. I will probably never use it for that, but I thought it would be handy to have a snack box with totally different dimensions. Besides, it is so pretty. Click through on this picture so you can admire the layer of kimono patterned cloth laminated to the plastic dome. Wow.

Bottom tier holds a strawberry with dark chocolate and a snack mix of Chinese soy crackers, Cheerios and nuts. Under the domed lid, a little cup of cottage cheese and tomato, another cup with edamame and sweet pickled ginger (a wonderful combo, even though the beans got a little wrinkled when I steamed them).

Single tier lunch - May 19, 2010

Using only top tier of Hakoya double-tier box for lunch proper, since the kimono box turned out to hold a pretty big snack. Shumai dumplings with soy sauce and parsley garnish. Yummy vegie leftovers in the small removable tray (mostly spinach, eggplant and asparagus flavored with mysterious sauces). Garnished with a couple of grape tomatoes to make it look more appetizing. Really, it's delicious - just not so much with the looks.