Recreated Panda Bento at Ueno Zoo 🐼💕 | Japanese Cooking Video Recipe

We had Panda Bento at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo. It was very cute and looked very easy to make, so we tried to recreate it at home 🐼 If you cannot get the bamboo skin wrapping sheet, you can of course put it in a Bento box. I did so, too for kids' school lunch 😉 

Bamboo Skin Wrapping Sheet Takekawa 竹の皮（大）15cm*60cm 6inch*23inch

To use, soak the Bamboo Sheet 2~3 hours in advance to make it soft. Rinse and wipe off any extra water before you use. Peel off 5mm-wide bamboo string to tie up the wrapped Bento.

At Ueno Zoo, the flavored rice was sticky Mochi rice (Okowa) and it was steamed in a steamer until they serve. We found the rice getting pretty hard and chewy, as they keep it like this for hours, so my kids could not complete it. This is why I made this video using regular rice. 

Panda Bento Lunch Box

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Panda Bento in Bamboo Skin Sheet / Takekawa Lunch Box (Ueno Zoo)

Difficulty: Easy and FUN

Time: 15min to assort the dishes

If you are making it for Bento Box, make the topping dishes in advance and keep them in the fridge. They can last for 2 days!

Dishes:

Gomoku Flavored Rice (Ueno Zoo used Mochi rice / Okowa but regular rice is OK)

https://youtu.be/HlCNAmBu2sM

White Rice

https://youtu.be/DovkRLdU_DE

Simmered Shiitake Mushrooms

https://youtu.be/t_sRN0HvrGA

Kinshi Tamago (shredded egg crepe)

https://youtu.be/NRBhl0baHQ8?t=126

Sakura Denbu (pink colored seasoned shredded codfish)

Salt Boiled Snow Peas

Braised Cubed Pork (or any meat dish is OK)

Sweet Black Beans

レシピ（日本語）

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Hokkaido Pork Ketchup | Japanese Cooking Video Recipe

Pork Ketchup is a local gourmet of Hokkaido Sunagawa-city. Simple yet delicious. Easy to eat flavor which goes perfect with white rice and also a perfect dish for Bento lunch box 😋

Tomato Ketchup is going to be the main ingredient, so I wish you can try this dish using Kagome Tomato Ketchup to get this flavor right 😉 But of course your favorite ketchup is ok❣️

 

Hokkaido Pork Ketchup

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Hokkaido Pork Ketchup

Difficulty: Easy

Time: 20min

Number of servings: 4

Ingredients

450g (1lb) shaved pork meat

250g (1/2lb) onion

1/2 tbsp. cooking oil

A

* 3 tbsp. Kagome Tomato Ketchup

* 2 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce

* 2 tbsp. Sake or white wine

* 1 tbsp. soy sauce

* 1 tsp. grated garlic if you like

salt and pepper

1 tbsp. Hokkaido butter if you like

Directions:

1. Slice onion into wedges. Mix A very well.

2. Heat cooking oil in a frying pan. Add onion wedges and saute until coated with oil. 

3. Add shaved pork meat and cook through.

4. Add A seasonings then cook well to remove the sour flavor.

5. Season with salt and pepper. Finish with butter if you like.

5 MIN Green Peppers with Bonito Flakes (Typical Japanese Meal Prep Side Dish Recipe)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDkZhoe2Mv4

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5 MIN Green Peppers with Bonito Flakes (Typical Japanese Meal Prep Side Dish Recipe) | Japanese Cooking Video

Quick and Easy typical Japanese side dish that we Japanese make very often and perfect for Bento box as well 😉 A hint of sesame oil makes this dish very tasty yet addictive. Kids eat very well 👍

Other 5-Minute Japanese Food Recipes:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJdVRCODQ4NlXzlwnxb_Jo9S5MCRBSz9-

Green Peppers with Bonito Flakes

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5 MIN Green Peppers with Bonito Flakes (Typical Japanese Meal Prep Side Dish Recipe)

Difficulty: VERY Easy

Time: 5min

Number of servings: 4

Ingredients:

180g (6.5oz.) green peppers

2 tsp. soy sauce

1 tsp. sugar

1 tbsp. sesame oil

1 tbsp. sesame seeds

5g (2 packages) Katsuobushi (bonito flakes)

Directions:

1. Thinly slice green peppers. Place them in a microwavable dish then cover and microwave at 600w for 3 minutes.

2. Drain well with a strainer if water comes out from the green peppers. Toss with the seasonings to finish.

Bell peppers are ok, too.

Yes, you can cook green peppers in a frying pan until tender then season.

You can keep it in the fridge for about 2~3 days!

レシピ（日本語）

https://cooklabo.blogspot.com/2020/10/Bonito-Peppers.html

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Human Face Marshmallow OREOs (Hopefully Halloween Ghosts Recipe) | Japanese Cooking Video Recipe

Kids' favorite marshmallows and OREOs. No mistake for Halloween 👻 Spooky cute yet delicious! Easy to make 😉

I asked my daughter to draw ghost faces but she ended up drawing human-looking faces with hair and braids. And she is right that she says humans and ghosts exist together on Halloween 🎃

Marshmallow OREOs for Halloween

Maybe I melted the marshmallows too much?! Until marshmallows stick to the OREOs is okay. Whatever, they are stretchy, crunchy, and delicious 😋

More Halloween Recipe Ideas:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCEB7675396B1FC32

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Human Face Marshmallow OREOs (Hopefully Halloween Ghosts Recipe)

Difficulty: VERY Easy and FUN

Time: 15min

Number of servings: as many as you want

Ingredients:

marshmallows

OREOs

edible pen/chocolate pen

Directions:

1. Place marshmallows on OREOs.

2. Melt them in the oven or toaster oven for a minute just until the bottoms melt and stick together.

3. When they get cold, draw ghost faces with an edible pen (preferably for Halloween). 

レシピ（日本語）

https://cooklabo.blogspot.com/2020/10/Marshmallow-Oreos.html

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Chocolate Fountain Fondue Challenge (Easy Chocolate Syrup Recipe) | | Japanese Cooking Video

You can easily enjoy chocolate fountain at home. Perfect for any event or party 🥳

It was my kids' request to try this at home. At first, I was like "Do you know how?" but they knew it better than me😅👍 It gave kids hours of dessert dipping fun 💖

SIS Stainless Steel Chocolate Fondue Fountain, 3 Tiers Assembled, Perfect for Kids' Party, Holidays

Heated bowl keeps the chocolate syrup sauce melted and flowing so you get a consistent dip every time for a long while. Three canopies are perfectly spaced for easy dipping. Auger-style fountain provides the continuous flow of chocolate. Easy to Assemble and Disassemble. Easy to clean ;)

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Chocolate Fountain Fondue Machine (Set Up Chocolate Syrup Sauce Recipe)

Difficulty: Easy

Time: 20min

Servings: 3~4people

What you need:

350g (12oz.) chocolate bars

200ml milk

strawberries, bananas, pineapples, marshmallows, biscuits, breads, etc...

1 tbsp, liquor if you like

How to Prepare the Chocolate Syrup Sauce:

1. Break chocolate bars into small pieces. Melt the chocolates over hot water. 

2. Warm the milk using microwave or boil up to 40C (105F).

3. Add milk little by little into the melted chocolate and mix with a spatula until smooth. Add liquor if you like.

How to Use the Machine:

1. Before using the machine, turn the HEAT knob and HEAT for 15 minutes.

2. Pour in the chocolate syrup sauce.

3. Turn the HEAT MORTOR knob.

レシピ（日本語）

https://cooklabo.blogspot.com/2020/10/chocolate-fountain-fondue-challenge.html

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Snacks I used (FYI):

potato chips

Jyagariko

Kappa Ebisen

Happy Turn

wafers

donuts

marshmallows

oreo sandwich cookies

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Beetle Larvae Chocolate Snacks (Halloween Recipe) | Japanese Cooking Video

Spooky cute yet delicious! Easy to make. Perfect for Halloween 👻💖

More Halloween Recipe Ideas:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCEB7675396B1FC32

Beetle Larvae Chocolate Snacks (Halloween Recipe)

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Beetle Larvae Chocolate Snacks (Halloween Recipe)

Difficulty: VERY Easy and FUN

Time: 10min + cooling time

Number of servings: as many as you want

Ingredients:

caramel corn puffs

white chocolate

milk chocolate

Directions:

1. Break white chocolate into small pieces, then put it over hot water to melt.

2. Coat one side of caramel corn puffs with white chocolate and put in the fridge to set.

3. Break milk chocolate into small pieces, then put it over hot water to melt.

4. Coat one end to make a head, draw dots with a chopstick to finish.

レシピ（日本語）

https://cooklabo.blogspot.com/2020/10/Beetle-Larvae.html

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Giga-size caramel corn puffs must be FUN 😂 

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Ramen alla Napolitan (Japanese Pasta Recipe) | Japanese Cooking Video

NOTE: Spaghetti Napolitan sounds like an Italian dish BUT it is a typical Japanese pasta dish made at home and served at restaurants nationwide. Nothing related to Napolitana and the main seasoning is Tomato Ketchup. It is a must.

Sapporo Ichiban Original (we call it Shoyu Flavor in Japan) by Sanyo Foods is a very popular instant Ramen noodle product in Japan. The included soup seasoning packet derived from chicken stock, soy sauce, and mixture of vegetables and spices, makes Napolitan very tasty. Must TRY 😉

Sapporo Ichiban Original (Soy Sauce Flavor)

  

Ramen alla Napolitan

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Ramen alla Napolitan (Japanese Pasta Recipe)

Difficulty: Easy

Time: 15min

Number of servings: 1

Ingredients:

1 packet Sapporo Ichiban Original (Soy Sauce Flavor)

45g (1.5oz.) sausage or ham

100g (3.5oz) onion

45g (1.5oz.) green pepper

1/2 tbsp. olive oil

1 tsp. Ramen soup seasoning

2 tbsp. Kagome Tomato Ketchup

grated parmesan cheese

Directions:

1. Slice the onion and green pepper. Diagonally slice sausages.

2. Heat olive oil in a frying pan and cook the onion slices until soft. You can cook garlic together if you like.

3. Add green pepper and sausage slices and cook well.

4. Meanwhile cook the Ramen noodles in boiling water until separated.

5. Move back to the vegetables, season with the Ramen soup seasoning and tomato ketchup. Drain the noodles and mix well.

6. Serve on a dish and dust with grated parmesan cheese to finish.

↓レシピ（日本語）

https://cooklabo.blogspot.com/2020/09/Ramen-Napolitan.html

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Creamy Ramen Carbonara (One-Pot Pasta Recipe) | Japanese Cooking Video

Sapporo Ichiban Shio Ramen by Sanyo Foods is a very popular instant Ramen noodle product in Japan. The included soup seasoning packet adds rich yet addictive flavor to make Carbonara! You just need a frying pan to cook it. Must TRY 😉

   

Instead of milk, water is OK! Instead of bacon pancetta is perfect. Please make it in the way you think is Right! 

Sapporo Ichiban Shio Ramen:

 

*Shio means salt in Japanese but this Ramen is not at all salty but creamy yet tasty!!! 5-year-old and 3-year-old kids liked this idea💕

Creamy Ramen Carbonara

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Creamy Ramen Carbonara (One-Pot Pasta Recipe)

Difficulty: Easy

Time: 10min

Number of servings: 1

Ingredients:

1 packet Sapporo Ichiban Shio Ramen

30g (1oz.) bacon or pancetta

1 US Cup (240ml) milk or water

A

* 1 egg

* 2 tbsp. parmesan cheese

* 1 tsp. Shio Ramen soup seasoning

1 tbsp. olive oil

cracked black pepper

Directions:

1. Mix A very well.

2. Cut bacon into lardons (little sticks).

3. Heat olive oil in a frying pan and cook the bacon sticks until slightly crisp or up to your preference.

4. Add milk and simmer till hot (do not boil over). Add the noodles and simmer (shake to separate) until the liquid is almost gone.

5. Stop the heat, add A mixture, and mix well until creamy. No worries, the heat of the pasta can cook the raw egg.

6. Serve on a dish and sprinkle with cracked black pepper to finish.

↓レシピ（日本語）

https://cooklabo.blogspot.com/2020/09/Ramen-Carbonara.html

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Precure Dress Jelly Dolls (Healin' Good Pretty Cure DIY Kit) | Japanese Cooking Video Recipe

3 different colors all strawberry flavor but my kids said the sweetness differs. haha I found this kit earlier this year, so maybe it is no longer available. Well, I hope you get an idea of this product since it comes out every year with new Precure series 😉

Healin' Good♥Precure (Japanese: ヒーリングっど♥プリキュア) is a Japanese magical girl anime series by Toei Animation. It is my daughter's favorite program followed by Star☆Twinkle PreCure last year 💖

https://youtu.be/0ZFZVybYINk

https://youtu.be/WMLol36BrRU

FYI, Healin' Good♥Precure Dress Jelly Kit (ヒーリングっどプリキュアドレスゼリー)

Pink: Cure Grace (キュアグレース, Kyua Gurēsu) / Nodoka Hanadera (花寺のどか, Hanadera Nodoka)
Blue: Cure Fontaine (キュアフォンテーヌ, Kyua Fontēnu) / Chiyu Sawaizumi (沢泉ちゆ, Sawaizumi Chiyu)
Yellow: Cure Sparkle (キュアスパークル, Kyua Supākuru) Hinata Hiramitsu / (平光ひなた, Hiramitsu Hinata)

Precure Dress Jelly Dolls (Healin' Good Pretty Cure DIY Kit)

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Precure Dress Jelly Dolls (Healin' Good Pretty Cure DIY Kit)

Difficulty: Very Easy

Time: 5min + 2hrs cooling time

Calories: 16kcal each

Directions:

1. Put each jelly powder in mugs.

2. Add one tray cup of water into each mug and mix well.

3. Microwave each mug on medium (500w) for 1 minute, then mix well.

4. Put each into the right dress mold (see the pattern) then cool in the fridge for 2 hours.

5. Trace the jelly with a toothpick, remove from the mold, and place the dress picks on top.

レシピ（日本語）

https://cooklabo.blogspot.com/2020/09/Precure-Dress-Jelly.html

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Dango Jiru (Dumpling Miso Soup) Vegan Recipe | Japanese Cooking Video

Dango Jiru or Dago Jiru is a Traditional dumpling soup from many prefectures in Japan. Depending on prefecture, it is called differently. For instance in Ōita it is called Dango Jiru and in Kumamoto it is called Dago Jiru, etc... The shape of dumplings differs from house to house. Some people take time to stretch out the dumplings into long Udon-like noodle shape. Some people make it into flat round shape. Some people just tear it into the soup. Moreover, some people put chicken and vegetables. Most people use Taro potato, Daikon radish, and Gobo (burdock root) but they are not a must. Please take it easy and try it out in the way you like! Fun to make with kids as well 😉

FYI: You can use any Dashi product. I used this one. RIKEN Kombu Dashi Powder (リケン 素材力だし こんぶだし) 

  

More Miso Recipes:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJdVRCODQ4NlS72KCwJtzEt18L9i15ghq

More Vegan/Vegetarian Recipes:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL48C66C28F219193C

More Soup Recipes:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJdVRCODQ4NnOPSQEOn6cPqlF-ayyobJo

Dango Jiru (Dumpling Miso Soup) Vegan Recipe

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How to Make Dango Jiru (Dumpling Miso Soup) Vegan Recipe

Difficulty: Easy

Time: 30min

Number of servings: 2~3

Ingredients

1 US cup (120g) all purpose flour

1/4 tsp. salt

1/4 US cup (60ml) water

200g (7oz.) potato (taro potato)

50g (1.7oz.) carrot

50g (1.7oz.) Shiitake mushrooms

2.5 US cup (600ml) water

5g (1&2/3tsp.) Dashi powder *I recommend RIKEN Kombu Dashi Powder

2 tbsp. Awase Miso

chopped green onions

Directions:

1. Let's make Dango first. Put flour and salt in a bowl. Add water little by little then mix well. Make a bite-size Dango (small flat round dumplings) then cover with damp cloth and rest while cutting vegetables.

2. Quarter slice potato. Half slice carrot. Remove the stems and slice Shiitake mushrooms.

3. In a large pot, put water and Dashi. Add vegetables and cook on medium for about 7 minutes until soft.

4. Add Dango and cook on medium for about 5 minutes until cooked through.

5. Stop the heat and add Miso (dilute with cooking liquid). Then cook for a few seconds (do not boil over) until hot.

6. Serve in a bowl and garnish with chopped green onions.

レシピ（日本語）

https://cooklabo.blogspot.com/2020/09/DangoJiru.html

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5 MIN Sorbet (Smooth yet Delicious FUN Science Experiment Recipe) | Japanese Cooking Video

Very smooth yet delicious! You must try it out. FUN Science Experiment 👍

However, you need quite a lot of salt and ice cubes, so if you have them to use up, please try out 😉

5 MIN Sorbet

More 5 MIN Recipe:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJdVRCODQ4NlXzlwnxb_Jo9S5MCRBSz9-

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5 MIN Sorbet (Smooth yet Delicious FUN Science Experiment Recipe)

Difficulty: VERY Easy and FUN
Time: 5min
Number of servings: 1

Ingredients:
160ml (2/3 UScup) of your favorite cold juice
500g (1.1lb) ice cubes
150g (5.3oz) salt

Directions:
1. Place your favorite juice in a food grade plastic bag and tie tightly.
2. In another plastic bag, put ice cubes and salt, then place the bag with juice. Tie tightly and knead for 5 minutes until sorbet is done. It is very cold so please use gloves.

レシピ（日本語）
https://cooklabo.blogspot.com/2020/09/5-min-sorbet.html
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