Welcome to our best bento sushi ideas guide! It’s no secret that sushi is one of the most widely eaten foods around the world. It has increasingly become a popular international dish over the last century as it has been for a long time among the Japanese.
Its cold, firm fish combined with the sauce, rice, and other ingredients is genuinely delicious and one-of-a-kind. Whether you pair it with a glass of wine, a cocktail, a glass of sake, or just any beverage, sushi will offer an unmatched eating experience that is flavorful.
While it is common to find sushi at local restaurants, it’s also easy to make it at home and enjoy the comfort of your couch as you watch your favorite movie. The best thing is that you can as well prepare flash-fried sushi roll, raw, or sashimi style sushi for your kids to bring to school.
If you recently purchased a bento box and are not sure of the perfect sushi recipe to prepare for your little ones as they go to school, don’t fret. We’ve compiled nine bento sushi recipes to make preparing and packing your kids’ lunches in a bento box super easy.
Grab a glass of sake – and read on to get all of the nine bento sushi recipe ideas in our rundown.
9 Best Bento Sushi Recipes 2021
1. Volcano Roll Sushi
This is a type of sushi that is very spicy. It comprises tuna, a rock shrimp, cucumber, and some basil oil. The topping of this sushi roll makes them look like they are about to explode, hence the name “volcano.” If you’re looking forward to making this sushi, here is what you need.
Ingredients:
For The Rolls: 1 cup of cooked sushi rice, two nori (seaweed) sheets, 1-2 tablespoon of seasoned rice vinegar, four to six green onion stalks, 1/3 of a regular cucumber or about a quarter of an English cucumber that is peeled & sliced, one tablespoon of toasted sesame seeds (optional), two tablespoon cream cheese (optional).
Volcano Toppings: use 4 ounces’ raw sea scallops or bay scallops, 4 ounces’ raw salmon, eight jumbo shrimp (raw, defrosted, and cleaned/deveined).
Spicy Volcano Sauce: 2 tablespoons Sriracha, 2/3 cup quality mayonnaise (whisk together and adjust spice/heat as needed)
2. Vegetarian Roll
If your kids do not like meat and seafood, this is exactly what they need. It contains a range of veggies, including avocado and cucumber. It has 310 calories and takes up to 3 hours to prepare.
Ingredients:
Two cups of sushi rice, 3 cups of water, 1/4 cup of sugar, 1/2 cup of rice vinegar, one teaspoon of salt, one tablespoon oil, three teaspoons of wasabi powder. Two avocados (cut into thin strips), 1 English cucumber (cut into long pieces), two carrots (cut into long strips), eight sheets of sushi seaweed, four teaspoons water.
3. Philly Roll
Philly Roll is another common sushi that you can prepare and pack for your kids as they go to school. It derives its name from Philadelphia and comprises cucumber, salmon, and cream cheese. However, you may also choose to add sesame seed, avocado, or onion.
Ingredients:
One cup of sushi rice, (2) 8-inch lengths of cream cheese, two sheets of dried seaweed (nori), 4 oz salmon (sushi-grade smoked or raw), (2) 8-inch lengths of cream cheese, sesame seeds (optional), Dried bonito flakes (optional, but most people use them), sliced avocado (optional), 2 8” lengths of cucumber spears (peeled & seeded) (optional as well).
4. Spider Roll
The deep-frying soft-shell crab makes spider roll sushi. It includes various kinds of fillings such as lettuce, cucumber, or daikon sprouts, avocado, spicy mayonnaise, and roe.
Ingredients:
4 (4 1/2-ounce) clean, soft-shell crabs, one and a half cups short-grain rice, 1/4 cup all-purpose flour, 2 tbsp seasoned rice vinegar, 1/4 tsp salt, 1 1/2 cups water, 1/4 tsp black pepper, 1 tbsp butter, four nori (seaweed) sheets, one peeled avocado (cut into 16 slices), four teaspoons sesame seeds, 1/2 cup thinly sliced green onions.
5. Dragon Roll
This is just like the tempura roll only that the rice is on the outside. It is usually sprinkled with sesame seeds. What makes it unique are the tobiko and the thinly sliced avocado on top of the sushi roll. You can also drizzle them with mayonnaise and unagi sauce. It takes about 15 minutes to prepare.
Ingredients:
120 grams of sushi rice (cooking), Seaweed (nori), avocado, a half cucumber, two prawns (battered), 1/2 unagi, two octopus (suction cups), pickled ginger, red bell pepper, and wasabi.
6. Spicy Tuna Roll
This type of sushi comprises of rice on the inside and a sheet of seaweed on the outside. The sheet of rice and seaweed is wrapped around raw tuna, then mixed with spicy and seasoned mayonnaise.
Ingredients:
15-ounces’ loin (very fresh Tuna), 9-ounces’ sushi rice, three tablespoons rice vinegar, one tablespoon mirin, one teaspoon salt, two teaspoons sugar, two tablespoons wasabi paste, soy sauce (for dipping), pickled ginger (as a side dish).
7. California Sushi Roll
California roll looks like an inside-out sushi roll. It has a (nori) seaweed sheet on the inside and the rice layer on the outside. Oftentimes, this type of sushi consists of crab, cucumber, and sometimes tobiko or flying fish roe. It takes about 50 minutes to prepare.
Ingredients:
Three cups of sushi rice, 31/2 cups of water, 1/2 cup of rice vinegar, two tablespoons of sugar, two teaspoons of kosher salt, Persian cucumbers (peel & slice it into sticks), California avocado (slice and squirt with lemon juice, to prevent it from turning brown), crab sticks (Imitation), roasted sheets of seaweed.
8. Tempura Roll
Much like California roll sushi, this type contains rice on the outside. The sheet of seaweed is often covered in rice, which comprises tempura fried shrimp as well as other veggies like avocado and cucumber.
Ingredients:
1½ cup sushi rice, three tablespoon rice vinegar, seven sheets Nori seaweed, 2 tsp salt, 2 tbsp sugar, one avocado, one cucumber, three sticks smoked salmon or imitation crab
Tempura Powder: 1 cup water, one egg, 1 cup flour, 1 cup breadcrumbs.
9. Rainbow Roll
This type of sushi is often topped with a wide variety of sashimi. Much like California Roll, it contains avocado and crab. Its preparation is preceded by California Roll, then adding the extra toppings to create the color scheme of a rainbow. It takes about 30 minutes to prepare and has roughly 500 calories.
Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups rice (uncooked), 3 cups sushi rice (plain, seasoned or cooked*), six sheets seaweed (nori) sheets, one sweet potato (peel and cut into ¼” planks), 1/2 avocado (slice it into strips).1/4 red bell pepper (slice it into thin strips), 1/4 cucumber (de-seed and slice it into thin strips), 1/4 mango (slice it into thin strips).
How Do You Pack Your Favorite Sushi in Our By Caleb Bento Box?
Now that you know the different types of bento sushi you can prepare for your kids, it’s time to stop packing food that you want your kids to eat.
Instead, start preparing and packing lunches that you’re certain that they will enjoy eating. More importantly, make sure that you use our feature-laden container – the Bento Lunch Box. It comes in handy when packing your favorite because everything fits perfectly together, without the need for a million containers.
Coming in a set of three boxes, our bento Lunchbox is space-saving. It allows enough space to pack all ingredients you’d need to feed more than one child. Whether you want to plan meals for several days ahead or pack your three kids, their favorite sushi in identical boxes, our Bento lunchbox will help you achieve just that.
With its three practical compartments (one large and two smaller ones), you’ll have no trouble packing any of the above bento sushi for your kids. You can use all, some, or none of the compartments. That means you’ll be able to prevent your sushi ingredients from mixing.
Made of food-grade, BPA-free, and FDA approved material, our lunch box will help you enjoy your preferred bento sushi many times over without ever getting sick. However, it is not advisable to eat or let your child consume food that has reached above 40°F (4°C) for over 2 hours.
On top of that, you’ll have fun cleaning after use. Whether you use the lunch box to pack vegetarian, California, or Dragon roll sushi, you’ll have an easy time cleaning the mess inside the box. It’s made of high-quality food-grade material that makes it good-looking and functional at the same time.
Because it is safe to use in a dishwasher, washing is super easy. All you need to do is simply pop on a cycle with other dishes of the day, and it is ready to use the next time you want to pack a meal. All its parts, including the seals, can be removed easily so you can wash it thoroughly before packing food.
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