what's in the box: thai basil pork bento

A newer apartment, bigger kitchen and (slightly) more expensive rent has meant I've become a bit more inspired than last year to take my own lunch to work here in Japan. As much as I enjoy the convenience of just ordering a bento like most other people at work, there's only so much grilled salted fish, miso soup, and cold vegetables I can tolerate every Wednesday.

So, with that in mind, I decided to suck it up and invest in my own bento box for lunches. And while I do enjoy cooking probably a bit more than the adequate amount, I don't think I'm quite ready to plunge of waking up early to prepare an array of side dishes every morning, let alone doing something like this.    As a compromise though, I figured I'd start with one-dish lunches, or just about anything that'll find in my fancy new double-tired bento box.

Not wanting to stray too far from the rice-lunch staple I've gotten used too here in Japan, I figured I'd start with tonight's leftovers to make a Thai-inspired Basil pork bento.