I'm supposed to put together a bid for doing a boxed lunch for some sort of Japanese culture event at a private school. Must be Japanese and cover entree and two snacks. They will be providing their own drinks. Will be feeding both adults (staff and some parents) and kids. Delivery or drop off hasn't been specified.
Snack One:
Rice Balls (Onigiri) 1 ea: Assortment of three flavors- pickled plum (umeboshi), simmered/pickled seaweed (tsukidani), and I'm thinking either japanese style spinach or carrot kinpara. The rice balls will be individually wrapped and sent over on a tray.
Snack Two:
Mochi Sweets (Daifuku) 2 ea?: Not sure what flavor(s) to make. Sweet bean or sesame paste might be too weird. Fruit is probably it. Sent over on a tray.
Entree:
Choice of either:
Teriyaki Chicken- Use thighs, I think
OR
Salt Grilled Atlantic Salmon (shiozake)
with
steamed calrose rice
salad with Japanese salad dressing (nothing special, just the iceberg/carrot/red cabbage mix. Salad dressing is carrot/ginger/miso it's that orange stuff you get at a lot of Japanese restaurants)
quick pickle/marinated veggies (tsukemono)- most likely cucumbers with sesame seed.
miso soup: A big push to add this because it's got a great margin. The classic scallion/tofu/wakame. We could always go with other veggies.
I'm not sure how to break down the logistics. We can't make one delivery, because either the lunch will sit out too long, or the am snack will be late. I don't think we can chill the lunch because the rice will get nasty (don't think reheat at school is feasible), so we gotta assemble and send right before lunchtime,
I feel like sushi is almost expected. Maybe add a couple pieces of CA and/or cucumber roll?
Any thoughts? Anything missing?
