Innie or Outie

This is another of the more local oba-style bentos. It had tonkatsu with ketchup as a sauce, goya chanpuru, deep-fried prawn, spam, sunny-side-up fried egg, rice, umeboshi, and an unusual (almost SOS flavor) chunky mashed potato with hot dog salad.

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This is a sweet that can be found at one of the local bakeries on island.

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This particular roll reminded me more of a sticky bun. Although tasty, the cinnamon flavor was almost nonexistent and there were no raisins in the bun.

Today’s meal is some of the take-out choices available from an island Mexican food themed eatery:

Mexican Tacos

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These consisted of ground meat, lettuce, tomato, onions, cheese, and a side of salsa in a soft shell.

Burrito Deluxe

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Although this is called a “burrito”, I think most people from the Southwest would consider this as similar to the taco salad – perhaps Burrito Salad? It consisted of ground meat, refried beans, onions, cheese, tomatoes, sour cream, and avocado (or a very mild guacamole) in an edible deep-fried tortilla bowl with a side of salsa.

Onion Rings

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I don’t know where the food item originated, but when someone says Mexican food I doubt that onion rings would pop into many people’s minds. (Not that it isn’t a part of the cuisine. It seems to be a part of most cuisines in one form or another.) These came with a side of ketchup.

This tasty take-out bento option is less busy in the food selection and the flavors are more reminiscent of local island cuisine.

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Here is another bento that features goya (bitter melon) chanpuru. This version also included rice, pickled plum, kamaboko, mini-meatball, fish, pork, and crab rolled in scrambled egg.

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This Chicken Salad is one of the offerings at one of the local chain stores. Although smaller salads have been available for quite some time, this version may be a response to the demand to include “healthier” alternatives at local fast food chains. The dressing options were creamy sesame or lemon vinaigrette, this one has the sesame dressing. (I wonder if this is the same salad being offered globally?)

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Here is another version of the Bento#7 and Bento#10 group. This one has sanma (saury) instead of fried chicken or pork cutlet.

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This dumpling or fitter style snack, Takoyaki, is made with batter and pieces of octopus that are cooked in a special cast iron pan and covered in sauce. This version is topped with grated bonito and seaweed flakes.

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This is more of a quickie snack-type bento than the regular meal-type featured in previous photos. This one had two different flavored onigiri (rice balls) wrapped in nori (seaweed), as well as daikon (radish), deep-fried ika (squid), chicken, and white fish, and fried pork luncheon meat.

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This is basically the same meal as Bento#7, but uses a fried chicken cutlet instead of a pork cutlet.

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