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Another Bento Box from She Sells Streetfood

It wasn’t that long ago that I wrote this:

When there is a street food market in Bristol and one of the stalls is She Sells Streetfood, then this is the place I will get my lunch. 

So, there I was a week later working in Bristol on a Tuesday again, I headed to the Bristol Temple Quay street food market for lunch. Though like last time there was quite a bit of choice, I headed to She Sells Streetfood and ordered a bento box, with beef donburi and katsu fries.

The beef donburi was slow cooked beef in an oriental sauce on top of sticky rice with pickles and crispy onion.

The katsu fries are dressed with katsu mayo and furikake seasoning. On top are two crispy pieces of fried chicken.

As before the bento box was delicious.

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Bento Box from She Sells Streetfood

When there is a street food market in Bristol and one of the stalls is She Sells Streetfood, then this is the place I will get my lunch. So, there I was working in Bristol on a Tuesday, I headed to the Bristol Temple Quay street food market for lunch. Though there was quite a bit of choice, I headed to She Sells Streetfood and ordered a bento box, with beef donburi and katsu fries.

The Katsu fries are dressed with katsu sauce and furikake seasoning. On top are two crispy pieces of fried chicken.

I am growing to like this dish, I’ve had it a few times now. The fried chicken was excellent and with the fries and sauce it is all very tasty.

The beef donburi as always was tender and full of deep Unami flavours. 

The crispy onions add texture and the pickles and cucumbers salad add the necessary sharpness to cut through that rich tasty beef.

One of the reasons I buy this box on a regular basis, is that this is excellent fresh street food, full of flavour and very tasty. Also in a time where street food is getting more expensive (not surprisingly with increased costs of food and fuel) it is excellent value for money at £10 for the bento box.

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Little Smoker Beef Brisket

street food truck

As I mentioned in a previous post, when I was in Bristol recently and I walked to Finzel Reach for some lunch. I was tempted by the Little Smoker who were there again, but when I saw them preparing their food, I was (initially) a little disappointed. So, I went to King Fin and ordered the Fritto Misto.

Now as I waited for my Fritto Misto two people walked past with their Little Smoker meals and they looked really good. So, much so, I will try them out next time they are at a street food market I am at. I realised what I saw, they hadn’t finished putting the dishes together.

So when I was in Bristol last week, I saw that Little Smoker was going to be at the Temple Quay street food market, I made the decision that this time I would got and try their food out.

You create your own dish choosing smoked beef brisket, smoked pulled pork, or they have a vegan option of crispy seitan. Feeling hungry or not sure what to choose they also have beef and pork combo. You can then choose a side of a bun, spiced fries or mac fritters.

You can top of your choice with more mac fritters, cheesy mac fritters, spiced fries or cheesy fries. You also have a choice of sauces to go with your smoked meat.

I went for the beef brisket and some mac fritters.

They did however get my order wrong, serving me fries, I did complain and they then created a bowl of food for me. I was a slightly disappointed to see they left the sliced brisket out, getting cold, but we got there in the end.

bowl of beef brisket and salad

In my bowl I had two mac fritters, which was balls of mac and cheese, covered in breadcrumbs and deep fried, there was also shredded lettuce, red cabbage slaw, slices of cucumber, and of course the beef brisket, of which two thick slices were placed on top. I went for the chimichurri sauce to go with my brisket. I think if I had gone with fries I might have gone for bbq.

The beef was tender, not melt in your mouth tender, but certainly not as soft as some beef brisket I have had in the past. Though it had a good flavour, I felt it needed more smokiness. I really liked the mac fritters more so than I thought I would. I wasn’t in the mood for fries, so this was a good choice for me. The salad accompaniments were fresh, but lacked seasoning or dressing. I expected the slaw to really enhance the beef, but it was quite flat.

This was a nice bowl of food, the highlight for me was the mac fritters. I am not sure I would go again, might go and get some mac fritters as a side to something else. Having said that I did enjoy having something different.

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More Fritto Misto

I went to the Temple Quay Street Food market where there was a lot of choice. However, I defaulted to one of my favourite boxes, the Fritto Misto from King Fin.

Fritto Misto

This was just as good as the previous boxes of Fritto Misto I have had from King Fin. Delicious fresh seafood cooked to order, with tasty fries on the side.

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Of course, I will have the Bento Box

Castle Park View in the rain with a rainbow

Heading out for lunch on a rather wet Tuesday, myself and my colleagues headed off to the Temple Quay street food market. There are fewer stalls on a Tuesday, but one of my favourites was there, She Sells Streetfood.

I went for my favourite bento box containing the Beef Donburi and the Tan Tan Udon. This was the same combination I had a few times now. As this was a bento box, as well as the Beef Donburi, the Tan Tan Udon came in a smaller cardboard bowl than if you ordered the full size version.

The Tan Tan Udon was udon noodles in a creamy sesame broth with spicy ground pork, Asian greens, spring onions, and crispy chilli.

Tan Tan Udon

This was a delight, the creamy smooth broth was brought to life with the pork, the greens, and the chilli added heat. One day I think I will go for the full size version, one day.

The Beef Donburi was slow cooked beef in an oriental sauce on top of sticky rice.

beef donburi

The beef was melt in your mouth tender and was delicious.

I do like this bento box, and I am not surprised that when it comes to choosing lunch, I will more often than not, head for this tasty, delicious bento box.

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The Street Taverna

I was working in our Bristol office and I headed out to the Temple Quay street food market. As it was a Tuesday there wasn’t as many choices as there are on a Thursday. I decided I would have a halloumi wrap from The Street Taverna. This is a nice thick wrap with halloumi, salad and fries.

I did enjoy the wrap; the halloumi was tasty, the chips were nice and crispy. I also enjoyed the flat bread as well. As with my previous wrap from The Street Taverna sure if the chips added anything to the wrap. I am glad I went with the halloumi.

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Halloumi Bowl

Halloumi Bowl

I was in Bristol working and popped out at  for lunch to the Temple Quay street food market. Lots of choice as usual, in the end though I decided I would try something new and different, something that I wouldn’t necessarily be my first choice.

I went to the Hummusapiens van and ordered a halloumi bowl. This was honey glazed halloumi in a bowl with quinoa and hummus. It came with salad and all the trimmings. I did like the look of their flat bread they were using for their wraps, but you couldn’t order a plain one, though they do do artisan pitta bread. However, that is not the same thing.

The halloumi was delicious, and all the stuff in the bowl really made the dish. I absolutely loved it. The pickled vegetables added bite and sharpness. I enjoyed the quinoa and the hummus was excellent.

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Sitting on the dock of the bay

One of the regular street food markets in Bristol is the Temple Quay market. I was working in Bristol, and over lunchtime, I went to the Temple Quay street food market. After looking around at the various stalls, I went with calamari and chips from King Fin. This like the bento box from She Sells Sushi is one of my regular favourite dishes from the Bristol street food scene.

After ordering my food, it was cooked fresh to order. Usually I would take it back to the office, but this time, I ate my food on the steps by the river.

This was a nice box of food. You can’t beat freshly cooked calamari, and I do wonder considering how easy King Fin makes it look, why more “traditional” restaurants don’t cook it fresh, rather than re-cooking already cooked calamari.

It was as before delicious. I liked the freshness of the calamari and the flavour of the fries was very tasty.

I really enjoyed this box form King Fin, it was a delight.

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Time for paella

I have always enjoyed the paella from Riceminster, though I don’t have it very often.

On a recent visit to the Temple Quay Market I initially didn’t know what I wanted, but the paella on the Riceminster stall did look tempting. So I went with a portion of the Valencia paella.

This paella came with chicken and green beans. It was really tasty and I enjoyed it, I do think though next time I will go for the vegan or the vegetarian paella (which is a little cheaper) as I am not sure if the chicken added anything to the dish. It was nice, but I think I would have enjoyed the paella without it.

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Enjoyed that bento box again

One of my favourite dishes from the Bristol street food scene is the bento box from She Sells Sushi. Virtually all the time when getting lunch from the stall I get the bento box with a portion of beef donburi and a hirata bao bun. 

So, it was no surprise on a recent visit to the Temple Quay street food market I headed to the She Sells Sushi van and ordered my regular  bento box.

The beef donburi was slow cooked teriyaki beef rib on a bed of rice, topped with crispy onions and pickles.

This was delicious as usual. I would have though liked some more of the crispy onions. I really like this dish. One day I might try and cook it myself.

The chicken hirata bun contained two pieces of tempura battered chicken. It was dressed with sauce and pickles.

This was really nice; I like the contrast of the crispy chicken against the soft fluffy bao bun. The sauce is nice and spicy.

I really enjoyed by bento box and it was delicious.

The photograph doesn’t do it justice, this was after I had carried the bento box back to the office. It usually looks like this.

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