Easy Ways to Make EKIBEN (Train Bento) in North, South, East, and West JAPAN

Have you ever heard of ekiben, bento sold at train stations in Japan? Each region of Japan has its own famous local ekiben, and we will introduce four of them here. I would be happy if you could use it as a reference for making your own bento 😆🍱 #Bento #LunchBox #EasyJapaneseCooking #japanesefood The Perfect Japanese TORUKO RICE Recipe (Demi-glace sauce recipe): Recipes（Official）: My tools & seasonings: 【CHAPTER】 00:00 Nori Ben at Koriyama Station 06:31 Sanzoku Yaki Bento at Kobuchisawa Station 09:52 Toruko Rice Bento at Nagasaki Station 16:54 Kyoto Roke Ben at Kyoto Station 1. Nori Ben at Koriyama Station Ingredients [for 2 servings] ・Rice (as much as you want) ・Nori seaweed ・Umeboshi Okaka ・4 tbsp Dried bonito flakes ・2 tsp Soy sauce ・2 tsp Mirin ・2 tsp Water ・1 tsp Sugar ・1 tsp White sesame seeds Simmered gobo ・4.2 oz (120g) Gobo (Burdock root) ・ (100ml) Water ・1 tbsp Sake ・1 tbsp Soy sauce ・1 tbsp Mirin Simmered potato ・3.5 oz (100g) Potato ・2.8 oz (80g) Carrot ・1.4 oz (40g) Green beans ・1 tsp Sesame oil ・ (100ml) Water ・1 tbsp Soy sauce ・0.5 tbsp Sugar ・A pinch of Dashi powder Other dishes ・Japanese rolled omelet ・Grilled salmon ・Chikuwa (Boiled fish paste) ・Pickles ====================== 2. Sanzoku Yaki Bento at Kobuchisawa Station Ingredients [for 2 servings] ・Rice (as much as you want) Sanzoku-yaki ・7 oz (200g) Chicken thigh ・1 tbsp Sake ・1 tbsp Soy sauce ・0.5 tbsp Mirin ・1 tsp Grated garlic ・1 tsp Grated ginger ・3 tbsp Potato starch ・Oil for frying Green beans with sesame ・2 oz (60g) Green beans ・1-2 tsp Ground sesame ・1 tsp Mentsuyu ・A pinch of Salt Other dishes ・Japanese rolled omelet ・Pickles ====================== 3. Toruko Rice Bento at Nagasaki Station Ingredients [for 2 servings] ・Rice (as much as you want) Curry flavor rice ・2 oz (60g) Onion ・1 oz (30g) Carrot ・2 slices of Ham ・1 tsp Oil ・1-2 tbsp Canned corn ・2.5 tsp Curry powder ・2 tsp Worcestershire sauce ・1 tsp Sake ・1 tsp Sugar Ketchup spaghetti ・2.8 oz (80g) Spaghetti ・Salt for boiling spaghetti ・2 tbsp Ketchup ・1 tsp Sugar ・1 tsp Sake ・1 tsp Soy sauce ・0.5 tsp Consomme ・1 tsp Butter Tonkatsu ・6.3 oz (180g) Pork fillet ・Salt and pepper ・1 tbsp Flour ・Batter (3 tbsp Flour 3 tbsp Water) ・Panko ・Oil for frying Topping ・Demi-glace sauce (type of brown sauce) ====================== 4. Kyoto Roke Ben at Kyoto Station Ingredients [for 2 servings] ・Rice (as much as you want) Simmered daikon and ganmodoki ・6.3 oz (180g) Ganmodoki ・5.3 oz (150g) Daikon ・3.5 oz (100g) Konjac ・2.8 oz (80g) Carrot ・0.8 cup (200ml) Water ・0.2 cup (50ml) Sake ・2 tbsp Mirin ・2 tbsp Soy sauce ・1 tbsp Sugar ・A pinch of Salt ・A pinch of Dashi powder Simmered hijiki ・3 tbsp Dried hijiki seaweed ・2.5 oz (70g) Steamed beans ・1 oz (30g) Carrot ・1 sheet of Thin fried tofu ・2 tsp Sesame oil ・1 tbsp Sake ・1 tbsp Soy sauce ・1 tbsp Mirin ・1 tbsp Sugar ・A pinch of Dashi powder Karaage ・4.2 oz (120g) Chicken ・1 tsp Sake ・1 tsp Soy sauce ・0.5 tsp Grated garlic ・0.5 tsp Grated ginger ・Glutinous rice flour or Flour or Potato starch ・Oil for frying Other dishes ・Japanese rolled omelet ・Grilled mackerel