Yakitori lunch bento ($7.50)!
Japanese yakitori lunch bento — chicken karaage skewer, ebi furai prawn cutlet, tsukune meatballs and grilled chicken thigh skewer over nori-furikake rice. $7.50.
Office lunch — yakitori bento takeaway at $7.50. Skewer variety pack on rice. The smart cheap Japanese-lunch hack. 😋
What was in the bento box ($7.50):
- A bed of white rice at the base, generously dusted with chopped nori (seaweed) and furikake seasoning.
- A chicken karaage skewer — golden battered crispy chicken bites on a bamboo stick.
- An ebi furai (panko-fried prawn) skewer — single big prawn with tail-on, golden coating.
- A tsukune (chicken meatball) skewer with three glazed meatballs in a sweet tare sauce.
- A yakitori chicken thigh skewer with proper char marks and the sweet teriyaki glaze.
- A few pickled red plums (umeboshi) at the side for the sour palate cleanser.
Yakitori bentos are the underrated takeaway format — instead of a single big main, you get 4 different items on skewers, each cooked differently (deep-fried karaage, panko ebi furai, grilled tsukune, charred thigh). Variety = better lunch experience.
The rice base with nori + furikake gives every spoonful its own flavour even without the skewers — Japanese rice cooking done right.
Eat by alternating — bite of skewer, spoon of rice, repeat. Save the umeboshi for the end as the palate reset.
Total: $7.50. Japanese-lunch pricing.
Overall: 4.5 / 5. Skewer variety was solid (different proteins + cooking methods), rice base was properly seasoned. For a $7.50 takeaway, this beats most office bento options. Will reorder. 😍👍🏼
