Grumpy Cat Bento

By Little Miss Bento, Shirley Wong Monday, April 13, 2015 2 Kawaii Bento cat, charaben, decoben, grumpy cat, kawaii Permalink 13

Grumpy Cat Bento~

This is probably my face for most Mondays. Haha.

You might know this internet cat-celebrity, Tardar Sauce for her grumpy looking face. This famous cat has appeared on tv shows, radio broadcast and even has her own book!

I wanted to make a bento to represent my mood of returning to work after leave break. This is seriously how I feel this morning, feeling the stress just thinking about the number of emails to clear.

Grumpy cat was shaped and made from Japanese rice that has been coloured with teriyaki sauce. The darker areas near the eyes were colored with additional bonito flakes soft furikake added.

The snout and base of the eyes were made from white rice and the other details added in using seaweed and orange kamaboko.

The side dishes for Grumpy cat bento included sauteed french beans with baby corn and carrots, spicy prawns using Shermay’s Cilicuka Classic Sauce that was gifted to me by a friend. A traditional Singaporean red chilli sauce with moderate spicy level and a lovely tangy vinegar flavour.

I also added in some cherry tomatoes and baby radish slices.

The reason why I wanted to cook spicy prawns today is partly inspired by my recent Bali trip where I tasted yummy fresh prawns and also because of the latest #creativesghomecooks theme for April month – seafood.

Loving this month’s theme as I love seafood~ and prawns are one of my favourites.

What is creativesghomecooks? This is a non-profit initiative started by a group of foodies to encourage more to cook at home. No, you don’t have to be a professional chef or cook, it is for everyone to try their hands and whip up a dish at home.

Every month there will be theme/topic. There is no obligations or harsh rules, you can even start your own theme if you want.

What will be awesome is that after creating your dish, do tag 3 other persons on our social media platforms and get them to attempt a creativesghomecooks dish too. And remember to hashtag #creativesghomecooks :)