After School

Bento Box Basics

Ditch the peanut butter and jelly sandwich and celebrate being back to school with a variety of fresh and delicious sea snacks. With these bento box basics, you can mix and match your favorites to create your own bento box masterpiece.

Bento boxes are multi-compartment boxes used to contain different courses. Bento boxes are designed for convenience and on-the-go consumption. The portions are bite-sized, and eaten with your hands or chopsticks.

Use some of our favorite recipes or use the seafood finder to pick up your favorite bento box items from any of the businesses that sell RI Seafood. Tell us what you'd add to your lunch box!

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Box Option 1: Salads and Sushi

1. Cucumber and carrot noodle salad
2. Edamame
3. Tuna Nigiri over seasoned rice
4. Sushi with tuna, cream cheese, cucumber, and avocado
5. Seaweed salad
6. Snail salad

Box Option 2: Sushi and Ceviche

1. Edamame
2. Tuna Nigiri over seasoned rice
3. Fluke Ceviche with corn, tomato, and onion
4. Cucumber slices
5. Jonah crab, cream cheese, and cucumber sushi

Box Option 3: Deconstructed Fish Taco

1. Pan seared red hake
2. Toasted tortillas
3. Avocado
4. Mixed greens
5. Pico de gallo
6. Pickled onions

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* Projections are based off monthly landing reports from the Division of Marine Fisheries from 2023. Data is subject to the Rule of Three, which requires that all data points be aggregated to include at minimum, three harvesters, three vessels, and three dealers to be considered non-confidential.*

JORDYN KASTLUNGER

Fisheries Marketing Specialist

Jordyn.Kastlunger.ctr@dem.ri.gov

RI Seafood Marketing Collaborative Website