Lunch should be well thought out.

Currently, I am researching on the type of food I can bring to school without having to heat it up and taste delicious. I got tired of eating sandwiches ever since I had enough subways for lunch.
     On one hand, I could just get a Thermos but then I would have to lug around a crazy heavy thing to school everyday.. not that I'm weak or anything. In fact I've been able to each packed lunch everyday at school to the point where I can't feel my bones on my chest anymore. t.m.i.. i know=)
     But cold food is actually not that bad if you really do put some effort into it. I love all my packed lunches. When I get a chance I will post pictures of what I eat for lunch


Edit: 3:01 am

     Well since I am finished with my work today with nothing else to do but sleep, I might as well post some pictures of tomorrow lunch. I did not occur to me until after I took a photo of it that my lunch is colored green with envy. I assure you everything is entirely edible without heating up.
     You might have question about the rice, but when you are cooking the rice you just need to make sure to over-saturate it with water and it gets nice and soft even after it cools down without being too mushy. One thing I would note is that if you do plan on over-saturating your rice, it means you do not plan to eat it right away. After it finishes cooking, let it keep warm for about 15 minutes before you pull the plug. Then allow it to cool inside the cooker for about an hour or two before you stir it. I added sushi vinegar to it to give it a stickiness as well as make it soft. (I think vinegar is suppose to melt through the rice somehow and soften it?)  I use my finger to measure the rice so it could be different for everyone, don't trust what other people say online and just experiment unless if they actually use a measuring cup to measure water for rice ... My rule of thumb is if it is savory there is no need for measuring tools. If it is sweet, measuring tools are essential.
     As for the side dishes, I have an avocado, seaweed/kelp, canned eel, something called pickled radish which I bought from a Japanese store. When I was little I did not have a strong liking to avocados because it seemed like butter yet it does not serve the purpose of butter. But surprise! Avocado compliments rice greatly and I love it. Plus I does taste great as it is, which is cold. The pickled radish might look and sound sour/distasteful but it is actually really sweet. It kind of feels like I'm eating a flower petal,.. that's been crystallized with sugar except it's soft.

Truly Great stuff.
For next weeks lunch, I want to experiment with a way to make Cold Curry. Whenever I try to google up cold curry I only get curry used to cure common cold or cold chicken curry. Well, say hello to the first delicious cold curry as a main course for lunch.