The purple shiso (perilla) out in the herb bed was bought in part for the novelty – the green variety has more uses than the more potent and strangely perfume-like ‘red’ type as I would eventually find out. I have started to use it for onigiri, and I can’t say it’s not too bad.
This was probably the first time I made lunch for the both of us. I made sure that there was plenty for the two lunches so I made plenty of sides I can reuse, like potato salad and a ‘western style’ namasu (using rice vinegar and mustard as part of the dressing.)
Top tier contents: rice with umeboshi and shiso, yakitori.
Bottom tier contents: ‘western style’ kohaku namasu, broccoli, mini tomato, parsley tamagoyaki, potato salad.
Yvan’s lunch was slightly larger, and good thing to as he’d skipped breakfast in the morning.
I must admit I can’t help feeling a little chuffed that he ate it and posted pics again, note and all.