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Yakibuta Tamago Meshi (Riceball of barbecued pork with egg)


Yakibuta Tamago Meshi (焼豚玉子飯, Rice Bowl of barbecued pork with egg), is the the specialties of Imabari city, Ehime Prefecture Japan.
The sliced roast pork are placed on the top of the rice, place fried egg on it, and the roast pork gravy is poured over as a finishing touch.
It was originally a meal provided for cooks within the kitchen of the Chinese restaurant in Imabari.
This is one of a typical dish of what is called class B Gurume (B級グルメ, dishes that are delicious, inexpensive and provided in abundant amounts).
It's really tasty and is also easy to make in abroad.

Kyaraben (character bento) workshop

Kyaraben, a shortened form of character bento, is a very popular bento style in Japan which features food decorated to look like Anime or Kawaii characters. At the workshop you learn how to make authentic Kyaraben and the result you can take home. More info http://tokyodoll.web.fc2.com/workshop/bentoworkshop.html