Japanese Lunch Box

I bring a lunch box every day. Each night, while enjoying a bottle of red wine with dinner, I cook my main meal and prepare a couple of simple side dishes for my lunch box. I store these dishes in the freezer and pack some of them in the morning.

My Australian partner doesn’t eat Japanese home-cooked meals, believing traditional Japanese food consists of merely decorative vegetables rather than nutritious fare. Consequently, I divide the food into small portions and freeze them to avoid waste. It’s challenging to cook only small portions for one person, so freezing food is a convenient solution for me.

What is in my freezer?

  • Simmered vegetables (Lotus root, carrot, burdock, and chicken)
  • Tuna and carrot salad
  • Sautéed salmon and mushrooms
  • Sautéed asparagus
  • Tofu hamburger steak
  • Spinach sautéed with egg
  • Scrambled egg
  • Green beans and okura

Recently, I prepared two new dishes: a Chinese-style stir-fry with bell peppers and beef, and a shrimp and celery stir-fry. These will be featured in my lunch boxes next week, adding variety to my meals.

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