Rilakkuma Picnic Bento

Rilakkuma is another San-X character which I like. He enjoys relaxing, sleeping, watching TV, listening to music and soaking in hot springs. His favourite foods are dango, pancakes, omurice and custard pudding. Most of San-X characters seem to be very lazy...;)!

I got the idea to make this bear after I saw it in this Japanese bento site. This Japanese mama makes really adorable bentos and I love browsing through her site! In the box are Rilakkuma onigiri browned with soy sauce and filled with salt and pepper salted egg squid. He is supposed to look like that he's eating a hamburger (which is actually a meat patty filled with imitation crab, cheese and lettuce). His ears are two fried vegetable balls which I bought from an Asian market. The rest are: 3 cocktail shrimps, 2 orange mini sweet peppers, green beans/Leberkäse (a type of German meatloaf usually sliced thinly when served) rolls, 2 slices of kiwi, grapes, a strawberry, red currant and three sandwiches (actually 1.5 sandwiches, since I cut each sandwich into halves).

Liver Pate Sandwich

• 2 slices bread
• 2 slices of Flemish liver pate
• 2-3 tomato slices
• Lettuce
• A slice of Cheddar cheese
• 2 slices of Serrano smoked ham

Paprika Chicken Sandwich

• 2 slices bread
• 3-4 paprika Chicken slices
• 2-3 tomato slices
• Lettuce
• A slice of Cheddar cheese
• 2 slices of Serrano smoked ham

Happy Weekend, everyone, even though it's almost over again here unfortunately...! But well, soon I'll have Easter holiday and I desperately need it, especially because I just caught a cold and I really don't feel like going to work! Oh well, one week to go!