Bentos are very fashionable and Mercadona has realized this, which has just expanded its asian food assortment raw to give a twist to the usual sushi.
Bentos are known to be a typical homemade lunch box and contain everything a person asks for. balance diet in a single dish, since they are originally dishes prepared by Japanese mothers for their offspring.
Specifically, benthos always contain all the essentials: carbohydrates (rice or noodles), proteins (from fish, meat or tofu) and vegetables (edamame, in gyozas, or wakame seaweed), for example.
Besides, on an aesthetic level they are usually very well-arranged, balanced and full of winks to the imaginary of Japanese culture. Also, its container, known as bento boxis a beautiful and elongated container full of accessories and compartments, like our lunch box but usually with a more careful design, at least those that are made at home.
Now the Juan Roig chain has just incorporate various options one of these typical trays of Japanese gastronomy, although well removed from its true cultural meaning as it lacks this Japanese iconography.
According to experts in this gastronomy, such as researcher Klara Seddon, from the Institute for Cultural Research in New York, bentos have been, for many years, a expressive medium to build popular images.
Lately this way so instagrammable From composing lunch boxes, he has jumped to blogs and already gathers around him a community of (especially) mothers who prepare these delicacies for their children.
In fact, this way of making the tupperware is already an evident reality both inside and outside of Japan, and connects the international community through thousands of images online who compete to build an imaginary japan most authentic.
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In this scenario, Mercadona has just incorporated as novelty two types of bento trays, in various sizes and with prices between 6.75 and 8.75 euros for small and medium trays.
The median carries wakame seaweed saladsalmon tartare, three salmon nigiris, three salmon makis, two avocado and mango futomakis and ponzu sauce.
The little one includes a similar selection, but does not have salad. In this case, it includes two salmon nigiris, four salmon makis, two salmon and avocado uramakis, soy sauce and wasabi sauce.
Likewise, the supermarket chain has added a teriyaki chicken proposal that, for five euros, includes a portion of cooked jasmine rice, chicken thigh and soy sauce, among other ingredients.
1400ml 3 Compartment Lunch Box – 2 Layer Bento Box with Insulated Bags and Cutlery, Meal Prep Container Box for Adults Students Kids (Green)
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