You can also make your own bento boxes at the Fitzroy deli-restaurant.
Fitzroy’s Obanzai Mama is a deli for Kyoto home-style dishes or what owner Tomoya Kawasaki refer to as “grandma food”, with a focus on build-your-own sets of nutritious, simple food, most of it vegetarian. The affordability of its dishes is a big part of the venue’s popularity at a time when many Australians are budget-conscious.
It also has a cabinet packed with vegetable dishes (perhaps pumpkin simmered in soy, sake and mirin), many based on recipes from Kawasaki’s mother and grandmother. Bento boxes, onigiri and egg sandwiches are also on offer, as are takeaway options.
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Emma Breheny – Emma is Good Food’s Melbourne eating out and restaurant editor and editor of The Age Good Food Guide.
