BENTO EXPO Season 2
Bento, or lunchbox, is a fun slice of Japanese food culture that more people around the world are sharing. Healthy and delicious foods are beautifully and creatively presented. This NHK series features demonstrations and advice by Japanese bento experts, as well as shares some of the bento pictures and videos sent in by viewers worldwide.
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BENTO EXPO Season 2 Full Episode Guide
Marc shows us how to make a colorful bento to eat during hanami, cherry blossom viewing. Maki uses a variety of delicious ingredients to make an easy spring roll bento. This time on Bento Trip, we introduce some bento from Bangkok, Thailand and meet local bento bloggers.
Maki shows us how to make a bento using the ever-popular ginger pork. Marc demonstrates how to make a simple and healthy yakisoba bento. We head to Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture during Bento Trip.
Mark introduces a nutritious miso-flavored ground pork bento that goes along wonderfully with vegetables. Maki uses oily and delicious mackerel to make a grilled fish and rice bento. This time on Bento Trip, we travel to Indonesia to take a look at local bentos.
On this episode, Marc and Maki introduce variations of the always-popular teriyaki bento! Marc demonstrates how to make a healthy bento featuring a delicious teriyaki maitake mushroom served with scrambled eggs and rice. Maki shows how to make a nutritious bento that pairs everyone's favorite teriyaki chicken with vegetables and a teriyaki-style fried egg. She also teaches us how to make an adorable cherry tomato chick to add to a child's bento.
