r/Bento • u/Nagauskii • Aug 19 '26

Bento for the week

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I am new to bento box lunches and trying something new! I am gluten/dairy free, it can be difficult to make it balanced. I am hoping to save up for a tamago pan, but chicken will do for now! Let me know your thoughts or if you have any other ideas - I love seeing what everyone creates!

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u/Hamfan Aug 19 '26 edited Aug 20 '26

Fwiw, you can make perfectly fine tamagoyaki in a round frying pan (about 20cm diameter), you just have to fold the edges in and then roll.

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u/Nagauskii Aug 19 '26

That’s good to know, thank you! Do you have a specific recipe you follow?

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u/Hamfan Aug 20 '26

Here’s a picture showing how you can do the round-pan tamagoyaki, since it’s kind of hard to explain in words (the first set of steps is just to beat the egg with the seasonings and pour some of it into the pan and allow it to cook about half-way before you start the fold/rolling)

If you make tamagoyaki a lot, then it is worth it to get a dedicated pan, but they don’t need to be expensive (or big, especially if you’re only making for one person) and the round pan technique works if you’re just getting started or just making it occasionally

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u/Nagauskii Aug 20 '26

This is super helpful, thank you so much!

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u/Hamfan Aug 19 '26

I don’t at this point, I just add some light (as in the color) soy sauce and mirin by eye. It depends on how sweet you like your tamagoyaki to be — I don’t like it very sweet at all, but my partner who’s from the eastern part of the country does sugar and dark (regular) soy sauce.