Tutorial: Smart Bento Packing

Lots of people don't know how to pack their bentos effectively. Packing is very important and when done wrong, the food might mix and all your work wasted. You don't want that. Believe me.
So this time, I'll show you how to smartly pack your box, that your bento looks and tastes fine!
There are 7 easy steps with pictures!.

Pack in a shallow box.

Make sure to completely fill the box. If it's not fully packed, the food will get out of place during transportation, look unappetizing and maybe mix tastes. Be sure, that the foods abut and they won't move.

Step 1: Carbohydrates
Fill 1/3 with warm rice (cool rice is hard to mold and pack easily), noodles, bread or whatever your carbohydrates may be.

Step 2: Fixed Shaped Food
Food that has an unbending shape like meat or deep fried food should be put in next.

Step 3: Juicy Food
Salads or moist food like cucumber salad should be drained before filling in a deep, waterproof containe (silicone muffin mold) to be seperated from the rest.

Step 4: Shapable Food
Food, that can be slightly squeezed like omelet should be added now.

Step 5: Room Fillers
Fill any space with preserved food like olives or small containers. Cherry tomatoes, pickles, fruit and sauce bottles work well. Mind the colours, so it looks appetizing!

Step 6: Finish
Upgrade rice with nori or sprinkles. Add party picks, shapes from cheese or sausage or patterns.

Step 7: Closing
Cool completely before placing lid. The steam from warm food makes the food soggy and perishable at warm temperature.

This is an easy bento with classics like sausages, omelet and cucumber! I hope you'll try this out and tell me about your results!