Fried Hanpen Fish Cake with Mentaiko and Mayo for Bento

Ingredients

• 1 Hanpen (large)
• 3 tbsp Mentaiko salt-cured spicy cod or pollack roe
• 1 1/2 tbsp Mayonnaise
• 1 Toasted nori seaweed

Instructions

1. Cut the hanpen into bite-sized pieces.
2. Place mayonnaise and mentaiko into a bowl and mix, add the hanpen, gently stir so as not to crush, evenly coating the hanpen in the mixture.
3. Place in aluminum foil.
4. You can divide it up into small aluminum cups for bento, but you can spread aluminum foil and just wrap it up as well!
5. Place onto a toaster oven sheet, and toast for 3-5 minutes.
6. Chop roasted nori seaweed into thin strips, and scatter on top.
7. Mentaiko can be frozen, so stocking up when it was on sale and freezing it in small packages is a good idea.
8. The membrane will come off cleanly when taken out of the freezer.