Editor’s note: In the Every Bento Tells ... mixture over the rice, using a rice paddle to sprinkle it all over. Cool the rice down immediately with a handheld fan. Mix in white sesame seeds.

I am an early bird, so mornings don’t bother me, but since I have been out of the habit of making bento for more than ... to buy at a bakery in Kyoto and rice crackers from Niigata were added.