Shrimp in Chili Sauce, and White Eggplant and Sweet Pepper Nibitashi Bento

Today's bento is shrimp in chili sauce. Moreover, it's the retort-pouch shrimp in chili sauce from Costco.

That might sound uninspired, but I don't consider this cheating. If anything, I want to praise myself for the day I bought that big bag.

In the morning, I take the shrimp in chili sauce out of the bag and heat it in hot water. It feels almost like a scam that the main dish of the bento is finished just like that, but I take advantage of it anyway.

Taking it easy and cutting corners are similar, but actually different. Probably.

That said, I felt it lacked flair to just plop the shrimp in chili sauce on top, so I made vegetable nibitashi.

Tomatoes, sweet peppers, and white eggplant. White eggplant has a more elegant look compared to the usual purple eggplant.

It's a bit funny that even though the skin is white, it tastes exactly like eggplant. I strangely like that even though it puts on airs with its appearance, the inside remains the same.

Even though the name of the sweet pepper has "sweet" in it, sometimes there's a tricky one mixed in.

I honestly don't remember how today's was. My husband didn't say anything, so it was probably a peaceful pepper.

I cooked the egg into a thin sheet and laid it over the rice. I tucked in a little lettuce, and placed the shrimp in chili sauce on top.

As for the color, I felt the red and orange were a bit too strong, but when I added the green sweet peppers, it somehow looked like a proper bento.

I always balance these things just by feel. I don't think much about nutrition.

Before closing the lid, I take a quick look inside. The red sauce was glossy, and I thought it looked delicious, if I do say so myself.

Looking delicious and actually being delicious are two different things, but I decided to assume it would be fine today.

My husband finished it all today, too. No comments.

Thank you for reading until the end 😊

🍱 Today's Bento Memo

• Shrimp in chili sauce (Costco retort-pouch)
• Vegetable nibitashi (tomato, sweet pepper, white eggplant)
• Thin omelet
• Lettuce
• Rice

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