Cook the rice and prepare the fillings

• Cook the rice and let it cool slightly
• Cut the carrot into decorative shapes and blanch briefly
• Slice the cucumber and halve the cherry tomatoes

Cook the chicken

• Heat the oil in a frying pan
• Sear the chicken until golden and cooked through
• Add the soy sauce and toss to coat

Make the egg garnish

• Beat the egg with a pinch of salt
• Cook a thin omelette in the pan and let it cool
• Cut the omelette into shapes with a cookie cutter

Make the homemade ice cream

• Whisk the milk, sugar, cream and vanilla extract in a bowl
• Pour into a shallow container and freeze, stirring every 30 min until creamy

Pack the bento

• Fill the bento box with rice
• Arrange the chicken, omelette, carrot, cucumber and cherry tomatoes in the compartments
• Add a scoop of the ice cream in a small chilled container and close the box