Okay football fans, here is my Super (Bento) Bowl tribute to the Indianapolis Colts! If you use your imagination and maybe squint just a little, you will see the mascot for the Colts with his mane made of parsley flowing in the wind. The two football spam musubis also double as the bottom of the colt’s hooves as he’s galloping towards his game day victory. I also gave him a shiny red apple to eat, just in case he gets hungry. The bento also contains buffalo chicken bites with extra buffalo sauce, made with Frank’s Red Hot sauce, stored in the side container.
In truth, I am not a huge football fan but was inspired to make this bento for two reasons. First of all, Mark is cheering for the Saints. So in order to make things interesting and fun we usually pick opposite teams, with the exception of UH games in which we always cheer for our home team!
Secondly and actually the main reason for the bento is that our friend, Clayton from KITV , suggested to Pikko (Adventures in Bento Making) and me that people might be interested in seeing a Colts or Saints bento. Pikko was brave and took on what I couldn’t do. I opted for the Colts thinking it would be pretty simple to make a horse, but alas it was not as easy as I had hoped. Don’t forget to check out Pikko’s bento! In any case who are you all rooting for?











haha! This is a great one. So artful! Inspiring!
Thanks Melanie!
Excellent way to ‘calm’ down the angry horse! Love it!
Thank sheri!
i see the horse, and i love his mane, haha! this is really a beautiful box, too. plus, you’re using my FAVORITE hot sauce (yay for frank’s!), so i’m totally sold
Thanks gamene! There really is no substitute for Frank’s, especially when it comes to making buffalo sauce!
I love the teensy mini spam musubi shaped as footballs…nom nom nom!
Thanks eatlunch!
Adorable!! I love the horse he is brilliant
Thanks Jenn!
LOL, Paige thought he was a cow at first.
WOW!! You really make the ‘Colts’ theme work out with the cute horse, spam football and matching flag pick too. Always enjoy your bento Susan (^.^)
Thanks Lia!
the actual mascot looks very fierce. like your detail about the ‘shiny apple’ ha ha
Thanks javapot!
The apple was a last minute addition.
Go Colts!
Colts fan?!
Yay!
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Thanks Marisa!
hi is that from a sushi rice?
Hi jesspastry! It’s plain Japanese short grain rice. I didn’t add any sushi vinegar to it.
What fun, I hadn’t thought to do a football bento. What a fantastic idea!!!
Thanks golonghorns!
It’s super cute Susan! Haha, I’m with Paige – I thought it was a cow at first. Very cute moo moo cow
Thanks Tata Bonita!
Very cute colt!
Thanks veganf!