What did you have for dinner last night?

@TheHorse (223213)
Walnut Creek, California
October 21, 2019 12:14pm CST
Yesterday, I watched a little football (American), went to a friend's house to play some music, and realized at about 5 PM that I hadn't eaten much during the day. I decided to treat myself and ordered a "Bento Box" to go from my favorite Japanese restaurant for dinner. The was Miso soup, salad, teriyaki, steak, rice, mixed tempura, and Alaska rolls. I ate the leftovers for breakfast this morning. It was good both times, though it was prettier to look at last night. Did you have anything specal for dinner last night? Is the term "Bento Box" familiar to you?
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (346398)
• Rockingham, Australia
22 Oct 19
Don't know 'Bento Box' but that looks SOO good. We thought we'd have a Chinese lunch yesterday but the place is closed on Mondays.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (223213)
• Walnut Creek, California
26 Oct 19
@JudyEv What kind of pies?
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The Horse
@TheHorse (223213)
• Walnut Creek, California
22 Oct 19
I hate it when that happens.
Judy Evans
@JudyEv (346398)
• Rockingham, Australia
22 Oct 19
@TheHorse It was a shame but we had nice pies instead.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (472489)
• Switzerland
24 Oct 19
Yes, I know what a Bento Box is the "Lunch box" of westerner. I made cod with cherry tomatoes, capers, black olives for dinner, apples fritters as dessert.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (472489)
• Switzerland
26 Oct 19
@TheHorse It was good and yesterday I made a hamburger with black pepper and whisky sauce, this is very good.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (223213)
• Walnut Creek, California
26 Oct 19
@LadyDuck Sounds good. But what was "on the side"?
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The Horse
@TheHorse (223213)
• Walnut Creek, California
26 Oct 19
Sounds good to me.
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much2say
@much2say (57179)
• Los Angeles, California
21 Oct 19
I love a bento box meal! Well, being Japanese, I grew up with bento boxes - though it's much more simplified and smaller when made at home. Last night we went to a Mexican restaurant after a hike through the areas that burned out here.
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much2say
@much2say (57179)
• Los Angeles, California
22 Oct 19
@TheHorse I'm in the San Fernando Valley . . . south of but far enough from the Porter Ranch fires you may have heard about (Saddleridge . . . ). We hiked through Aliso Canyon where the worst gas leak ever happened (and who knows what is still going on there ) . . . not entirely burned but oh yah it burned out there. I love all kinds of international foods too . . . but I can be a steak and potatoes kinda person too . Do you like Persian (Iranian) . . . that's one of my biggest favs!
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The Horse
@TheHorse (223213)
• Walnut Creek, California
26 Oct 19
@much2say I do! But my favorite place closed down.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (223213)
• Walnut Creek, California
22 Oct 19
Where exactly are you? I am a sucker for almost all Asian cuisine. Yeah, I like steak and potatoes (and salad with bleu cheese dressing), but I could live on Japanese, Chinese, Thai, and Indian, and never get tired of my gustatory life. I also like Mexican food, even if it makes me explosively gassy.
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mor
@stringer321 (5644)
• Kiryat Ata, Israel
23 Oct 19
I had only water and: one orange, one mandarin, one lemon, and one banana. I was sick and weak since 48 hours ago, I woke up with a strong nausea, I passed out on the floor, woke up again and decided to sleep on the floor, I got a strong diarrhea. Aw, and I also twisted my neck when passed out. The floor soon felt cold and too hard so, I went back and fourth to the toilet and the bed as I had diarrheas.
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mor
@stringer321 (5644)
• Kiryat Ata, Israel
23 Oct 19
@TheHorse still not sure, maybe it was a virus from my sister's husband, maybe it was something I ate a little too much...
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The Horse
@TheHorse (223213)
• Walnut Creek, California
23 Oct 19
@stringer321 Are you better now?
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The Horse
@TheHorse (223213)
• Walnut Creek, California
23 Oct 19
Do you know what caused this?
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solxee
@sol_cee (38219)
• Philippines
22 Oct 19
Had two Italian croquettes.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (223213)
• Walnut Creek, California
22 Oct 19
What is a croquette? I can pronounce it (I think), but I'm not sure if I've had one.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (223213)
• Walnut Creek, California
22 Oct 19
@sol_cee I'd have to try it.
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solxee
@sol_cee (38219)
• Philippines
22 Oct 19
@TheHorse Croquette is ‘a small ball or roll of vegetables, minced meat, or fish, fried in breadcrumbs‘.
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Bhem
@JustBhem (70555)
• Davao, Philippines
21 Oct 19
Yes, but never tried them and how I love to try them. Hopefully, this Christmas.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (223213)
• Walnut Creek, California
22 Oct 19
I do love Japanese food.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (223213)
• Walnut Creek, California
23 Oct 19
@JustBhem You have not enjoyed Japanese food? I really enjoy it.
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Bhem
@JustBhem (70555)
• Davao, Philippines
22 Oct 19
@TheHorse If ever it would be my very first.
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BarBaraPrz
@BarBaraPrz (48541)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
22 Oct 19
Boiled garden.
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BarBaraPrz
@BarBaraPrz (48541)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
22 Oct 19
@TheHorse Potatoes, yellow wax beans, beets, carrot... with a side of cucumber and tomato.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (223213)
• Walnut Creek, California
22 Oct 19
What was in the garden?
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Anne Marie Guyer
@LeaPea2417 (37514)
• Toccoa, Georgia
22 Oct 19
We baked a spaghetti squash and had a lentil marina sauce on top. It was a Vegan recipe found in a cookbook. Yes, I do know what a Bento Box is. We have a Japanese restaurant here in town that has great Bento Boxes.
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Anne Marie Guyer
@LeaPea2417 (37514)
• Toccoa, Georgia
23 Oct 19
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The Horse
@TheHorse (223213)
• Walnut Creek, California
24 Oct 19
@LeaPea2417 I take it you understand
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The Horse
@TheHorse (223213)
• Walnut Creek, California
23 Oct 19
I had "hot" Mexican salsa in Georgia and almost wet my pants laughing.
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Eva James
@wolfgirl569 (111678)
• Marion, Ohio
21 Oct 19
I had chicken and dumplings in the slow cooker. More carbs than I should have but they were sooooooooooo good.
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Eva James
@wolfgirl569 (111678)
• Marion, Ohio
23 Oct 19
@TheHorse Is it homemade?
Vicki, #1 Creek Girl
@1creekgirl (42415)
• United States
21 Oct 19
I've never heard of a Bento Box, but it sounds yummy. For lunch/dinner I fried sausage, corn bread, green beans and baked sweet potatoes.
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Vicki, #1 Creek Girl
@1creekgirl (42415)
• United States
22 Oct 19
@TheHorse Oh yeah. Definitely.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (223213)
• Walnut Creek, California
23 Oct 19
@1creekgirl We had chili at the preshool today. I was in heaven (except that I was supervising kids and couldn't look for hot sauce).
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The Horse
@TheHorse (223213)
• Walnut Creek, California
22 Oct 19
Did it satisfy?
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John Roberts
@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
21 Oct 19
I had pork in the pot (crock pot).
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The Horse
@TheHorse (223213)
• Walnut Creek, California
22 Oct 19
Was it good?
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The Horse
@TheHorse (223213)
• Walnut Creek, California
23 Oct 19
@JohnRoberts I am not a big pork person. But I eat it now and then.
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John Roberts
@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
22 Oct 19
@TheHorse Yes, it was.
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Danna B.
@db20747 (43438)
• Washington, District Of Columbia
21 Oct 19
A lean cuisine stuffed pettucini and pesto and rice pudding!!
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The Horse
@TheHorse (223213)
• Walnut Creek, California
22 Oct 19
Was it good? Did you immediately lose 20 lbs?
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The Horse
@TheHorse (223213)
• Walnut Creek, California
23 Oct 19
@db20747 Well, maybe five? Do you exercise regularly? That's they key.
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Danna B.
@db20747 (43438)
• Washington, District Of Columbia
22 Oct 19
@TheHorse heeeck no!! I wish!!
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Thelma
@thelme55 (77378)
• Germany
21 Oct 19
I ate boiled rice, veggie salad and cordon blue for dinner last night.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (223213)
• Walnut Creek, California
22 Oct 19
What is cordon blue? I've heard of it. My hunch is that you can't get it at McDonalds.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (223213)
• Walnut Creek, California
23 Oct 19
@thelme55 Gracias!
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Thelma
@thelme55 (77378)
• Germany
22 Oct 19
@TheHorse I don't think you can get that in McDo. I don't really know as I am not fond of McDo food. Here's the cordon blue explanation.
Cordon bleu (dish) - Wikipedia
en.m.wikipedia.org
Open main menu Search For other uses, see Cordon Bleu. A cordon bleu or schnitzel cordon bleu is a dish of meat wrapped around cheese (or with cheese filling), then breaded and pan-fried or deep-fried. Veal or pork cordon bleu is made of veal or pork pound
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Lyp
@Freewings (399)
• Xian, China
21 Oct 19
Biangbiang Noodles
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The Horse
@TheHorse (223213)
• Walnut Creek, California
22 Oct 19
@Freewings I'll have to try them some time.I'm a creature of habit, but I want to try new things.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (223213)
• Walnut Creek, California
22 Oct 19
They look good. What do they taste like?
Lyp
@Freewings (399)
• Xian, China
22 Oct 19
@TheHorse I can't describe the taste, but it's delicious. A few Chinese restaurants in some parts of the United States also sell them, and they are very popular!
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snowy
@snowy22315 (185271)
• United States
22 Oct 19
Yes, I like Japenese food and we have a Japanese restaurant not far from here that serves food in Bento Boxes.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (223213)
• Walnut Creek, California
22 Oct 19
I love sushi, but my "American" side shows through in that I usually get teriyaki steak with my sushi.
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marguicha
@marguicha (224978)
• Chile
21 Oct 19
I had my tummy half full after Claudia´s birthday. So I just ate some rice.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (223213)
• Walnut Creek, California
21 Oct 19
Nothing on it?
Orbiter
@Buffalo1 (103)
• United States
22 Oct 19
I had four small turkey and bacon wraps from the Wal Mart deli section, plus one of those little packs of sliced apples with a few dried cranberries and cheese cubes
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The Horse
@TheHorse (223213)
• Walnut Creek, California
23 Oct 19
For some reason, "wraps" rarely work for me. But I'm open to learning.
Gary Marsh
@garymarsh6 (23410)
• United Kingdom
21 Oct 19
It will be very familiar in April when I go to Japan for 3 weeks! We had family here for dinner we had a roast dinner they brought the desserts with them. Three varieties. We were shattered when they had all gone home.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (223213)
• Walnut Creek, California
22 Oct 19
Will you provide a full report on Japanese food in Japan?
LindaOH
@LindaOHio (183885)
• United States
21 Oct 19
No, I've never heard of a Bento Box. I had a Buffalo chicken mac and cheese bowl for my main meal. (frozen dinner)
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The Horse
@TheHorse (223213)
• Walnut Creek, California
21 Oct 19
What bakes a Buffalo chicken mac "buffalo"?
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The Horse
@TheHorse (223213)
• Walnut Creek, California
23 Oct 19
@LindaOHio I like spicy.
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (183885)
• United States
21 Oct 19
@TheHorse It's spicy.
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CarolDM
@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
21 Oct 19
I only went once to eat Japanese and have no idea what I ate. But nothing much here, a grilled cheese.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (223213)
• Walnut Creek, California
21 Oct 19
That actually sounds pretty tasty. The key is the "grilled" part.
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CarolDM
@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
21 Oct 19
@TheHorse Indeed, it was good. On the cool nights, I like tomato soup as well with the grilled cheese.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (223213)
• Walnut Creek, California
22 Oct 19
@CarolDM I don't do tomato soup, but some other soup and grilled cheese could make me quite happy after a day in the snow.
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