hapa bento

I recently returned from a trip to the southern portion of the US. Specifically the gulf coast. Warm weather, friendly people and good eating.  Guess what my favorite thing to eat was?

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With airlines cutting back on on service, comfort, and meals, a logical parting gift for your house-guests could be an in-flight bento!

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Not a “bento post” but if you are interested in viewing some snaps from my recent Nanaimo Bar Quest. You can see them here. http://nanaimoandvictoriabconthemercury.shutterfly.com/

Here you go! The final hint for guessing where is hapa bento? Or I should now say, “where WAS hapa bento”?

Enter your bento here.

Good luck everyone!

I’ll get to the bento box shortly but first a quick mention about my search for a Nanaimo Bar.

Saba Man and I’ve been spending some time up north in Canada and discovered that Nanaimo Bars were from well, Nanaimo! Years ago when I moved from the islands to the Pacific Northwest, I discovered some strange sounding yet delicious foods like Geoducks, Aplets and Cotlets, lattes. I’ve tried most of these tasty treats except the Nanaimo Bar; it’s eluded me and for far too long. It is time. Time for a quest, a Nanaimo Bar quest. And not just any Nanaimo Bar. Stay tuned.

Ok, back to our scheduled programming.

Today’s bento box is vegan! Stirfried “wheat meat”, Singapore noodles with tofu, sauteed gai lan, blueberries, mango with yokan. Frequent readers will recognize the bento box as Saba Man’s main box which I pack on most days. It’s a quick and easy box to fill. The 4 equal sized compartments eliminates the need for seperators.