Kemono – Healthy & Customizable Bentos For Any Occasion!

I like knowing what goes into my food, and that is why I always love to prepare my own meals, and bring them to work. However, preparing a healthy and nutritious meal can be time-consuming and tedious. More often than not, I end up settling for an artery-clogging fast food meal.

Thankfully, I was introduced to Kemono’s new bento sets which are savers of my waistline. You may have heard of Kemono — they specialise in slow-roasted chicken. Kemono has just launched a range of nutritious, yet great tasting, bento boxes which makes healthy eating fuss-free and great.

Each bento box comes with a main and two sides. And guess what? Kemono allows you to choose the sides! That means that I can customize each bento to my very own liking!

“No Fried Foods” is the name of the game here at Kemono, and their bento boxes reflect that! I was also pleasantly surprised by Kemono’s quirky and attention-grabbing bento packaging. The RPG-style art design of the packaging that envelops each bento set was really fanciful! Even our resident office otaku gave her thumbs up.

I decided to go with Kemono’s signature Roast Chicken Leg ($11.90), a side of Strawberry Lychee and Cucumber Salad for my first bento box. There are a lot of sides for you to choose from. Some of the more interesting ones include Okinawa Duck Stew and Spicy Wagyu Beef.

The chicken leg was simply glorious. It is first seasoned, then slow-roasted in an oven. You can expect thin and crisp skin, and wonderfully juicy meat! I sank my teeth into the tender chicken leg and I was not disappointed. I was met with a torrent of savoury juices that just burst out! The sides were a pleasure to dig into as well. Think crunchy and refreshing cucumber, and sweet lychee with strawberries. What a nutritious and delightful meal! I also added a Keisuke exclusive smoked egg.

With each bento, you have a choice of Braised Soya Sauce or Japanese Curry as your rice gravy. Both are equally great with the fluffy Japanese short grain rice shaped into onigiri.

I knew each of my colleagues’ food preferences, so I decided to customize the bentos to their liking as much as possible. Colleague #1 likes her food to be well balanced, so I went with the Kobe Lamb Stew Bento ($12.90) as a main, and Spicy french beans with chicken luncheon meat and Chilled Tofu with Sesame Dressing for sides. Needless to say, she was delighted!

Meticulously stewed until all the lovely flavours have permeated all the cubes, the tender lamb is sure to make you go “Su goi!”. If the Kobe Lamb Stew is Yin, then the Chilled Tofu with Sesame Dressing must be Yang. The delicate Chilled Tofu with Sesame Dressing is light and aromatic, and is the perfect accompaniment to the stew!

Kemono uses Halal and MSG-free chicken luncheon meat in their dishes. Even though the luncheon meat was completely void of MSG, the light natural taste of it blew me away. If I had not mentioned to my colleague that it is MSG free, she would not have believed it!

Colleague #2 is big on protein and unagi, and I knew the perfect pairing for him. For mains, I chose the Freshly Grilled Unagi Bento ($15.90) with Edamame Salad French Bean Eggs on the side. The unagi promises a great symphony of flavours, and great textures. Each thickly-sliced piece of unagi is delicate and savoury, with a good amount of fat that makes the unagi melt in your mouth. The unagi is succulent and well-seasoned. Have some of the unagi with the organic multigrain rice (additional $1.90). You definitely can’t go wrong with it!

With such customizable nutritious meals at the ready, Kemono is going to receive frequent orders from me! The best part is that Kemono does islandwide delivery until 12 midnight! Whether it’s for a gathering, or just a weekday lunch, Kemono’s healthy and nutritious bento sets are perfect for any occasions!

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