Magewappa lunch box

Hello, this is Hayashi, the store manager.

I'd almost never made my own bento box before, but now I've made my magewappa debut.

Here's the bento box that gives off an advanced user vibe, even though I'm a bento beginner!

Shunkkei-nuri Round Menpa Bento Box

First of all, my impression when I held it was, "It's light!!"

It looks substantial, but it's made of cypress and sawara cypress wood, so it's very light.

And the reddish, translucent Shunkkei lacquer is glossy and beautiful.

"Menpa" is said to be derived from the words "men (face) ga utsuru hodo kirei na wappa" (a wappa so beautiful your face reflects in it), and indeed, my face reflects in it.

I immediately packed a bento lunch.

Salted salmon, tamagoyaki, blanched spinach, carrot salad, okra, mini tomatoes. For color, pickled myoga ginger.

This... isn't bad for a first attempt, is it?

Even ordinary side dishes seem high-class when the bento box is beautiful, don't they?

I'm praising myself.

If you put a slight incline when filling the rice first, you can arrange the side dishes beautifully.

This week's bento. I made it spring-like with fried Spanish mackerel and nanohana. For color, I pickled red daikon cut into cherry blossom shapes.

There are many types of magewappa, but if you choose a lacquered one, you can put fried foods and saucy dishes in it. You can wash it with dish soap, so I've been using it more casually than I initially thought.

I was so impressed that the rice in the magewappa bento box doesn't get sticky even when it cools down, but remains fluffy and delicious all the way to the bottom.

I'm looking forward to my bento life from now on!