Oh geez, no wonder I get crazy looks from other customers. #iamaheathenwhenitcomestofood 
Looks beautiful. n/naka keeps rockinā!
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Taiwan Costco strawberry mochi is no joke, couldnāt even finish a pack with family itās so big. They also have dessert strawberry custard in packs of six large containers.
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n/naka x porridge + puffs
First up? A collaboration with Minh Phan of Porridge + Puffs. The $48 bento features eight seasonal dishes, including a fresh summer roll filled with shrimp tempura and crab salad and served with a numbing calamansi ponzu; sweet potato and kabocha salad with pickled mirepoix; calamari tempura with herb slaw and rose pickled onion; braised beef rice spaetzle with five-spice dashi and burnt onion; grilled pork meatball with leeks and lemongrass; smoked abalone porridge with nori oil; and tarragon gooseberry cake with passionfruit meringue.
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How did I not see the vegan bento offering on their tock page before?! Is that new?
They started that this month
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Ugh I follow them on Instagram but never saw that postā¦stupid algorithm 
I hope they continue this past August.
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I snoozed and they sold out, of course (Iām on the waitlist 
). Sooo looking forward to peepsā reports.
n/naka x porridge + puffs
really loved this n/naka x porridge + puffs ekiben bento collaboration. chef phan can really turn up the flavor yet still keep everything in balance.
and now @PorkyBellyās power rankings, sponsored by @rlw:
1. shrimp tempura spring roll, numbing calamansi ponzu
i could eat 10 of these, the calamansi ponzu was a brilliant complement for the spring roll. and the nori and rice paper mashup really worked.
2. panko-fried calamari with makrut
expertly fried and i really liked the addition of the makrut to give this another dimension.
3. grilled pork meatballs with leeks + lemongrass
4. porridge - koda farms heirloom rice, dos pueblos ranch smoked abalone, nori oil, lacto-fermented verjus
the porridge reminded me of lumpy mashed potatoes, in a good way.
5. sweet potato + kabocha salad
this was surprisingly good, sweet, creamy, crunchy.
6. yuzu-grilled local kanpachi
7. tarragon gooseberry cake, passion fruit swiss meringue
just a hint of tarragon @TheCookie, and nicely balanced with the sweet meringue.
8. louat agar + elixir
play on vietnamese thach?
9. shiso-pickled egg
10. braised beef rice spaetzle, five spice dashi, burnt onion oil
shout out to the herb slaw and p+p pickles
as with any n/naka meal, a second bang is required, per protocol.
https://www.foodtalkcentral.com/t/kato-extended-tasting-menu/5737/109?u=porkybelly
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Looks so good! Sorry to have missed it. I was on the waitlist and kept getting teasing emails from n/naka thru Tock saying āThere may now be availabilityā but when I clicked on it said āSold Outā.
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next release is saturday at 10am, set your alarm.
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donāt know how they consistently get these orders in. shrugs.
this collab looks soo good. love the rice paper nori combo with that spring roll and use of all these southeastasian herbs to the japanese fare.
last time i traded a loaf of homemade sourdough as thanks for the Hayato bento. Speaking of which, baking another loaf or 4 soon if you can get me one of these pp n/naka 
@PorkyBelly
btw, that jelly is not just agar, its has konjac as wellā¦ its soo good and refresshing.
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Ahh did not know that, brilliant collaboration.
I should learn to bake. 
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Thoughts on it compared to your other N/Naka bentos? I was slightly underwhelmed when I got the standard bento with sushi, but I have a major soft spot for Porridge + Puffs, so I really want to try and snag one of these.
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Maybe @lafoodie can give us some tips
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ROFLOL 
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Lots of F5s
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- Time.gov
- Multiple devices
- Log in beforehand with credit card info locked and loaded
- Practice on restaurants you donāt care about.
- Donāt think just book
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