Picnic Made Easy

Onigiri rice balls are easy to make and a must-have for picnic! No advance preparation needed. Simply bring the Onisi Foods instant alpha rice with you. Made with 100% Japanese rice, the rice has been dried using the rapid-dry method. A pack of succulent rice is ready to be served just by filling in hot or cold water.

Then mix in the Hokkai Yamato Egg & Vegetable or Salmon & Shirasu rice seasoning from Hokkaido and wrap with a crispy Ariake seaweed. The final finishing touch is to put them into a Prime Nakamura colourful Block lunch box, kawaii neh!

Another adorable lunch box set is the exciting collaboration between Korean luncheon meat brand Richam and Oxford Blocks. Each lunch box comes with two cans of original luncheon meat and a fork shaped like a block man. The lunch boxes can also be stacked up like blocks for the extra fun.

Picnic Snacks for You and Your Puppy

Enjoy some quality picnic time with your furry friends! Bring along Bob's Red Mill’s oats bar for yourself; delicious flavours include Banana Peanut Butter, Chocolate Peanut Butter, and Coconut Peanut Butter. All gluten-free, free of soy, dairy, and eggs, low in sugar, healthy to devour and convenient to carry around.

As for your pet companion, Hugo and Celine Doggie Ice Cream from Sweden is paw-licking good. Signature flavours include ox liver, salmon and moose, made 100% from the best quality natural Swedish ingredients and free of refined sugar. Also available are frozen beef patties, made with organic beef and locally grown vegetables. To ensure that the ice cream flavours are what dogs really want, the recipes are developed together with veterinarian and University Professor Anna Hielm-Björkman.

Let’s Get Smoking

Instead of full-on BBQ when going on camping or picnicking, a handy smoker will also do the trick! Have fun making smoked snacks together with your friends.

Apeluca smoker from Japan features a sleek design and comes with wood smoker chips, smoker wood, and a recipe book. It can be used to smoke food like cheese, nuts, dried fish and onsen eggs. Simply put one teaspoon of wood smoker chips on the steel tray, close the lid and heat on high heat for 1-2 minutes until smoke comes out from the ventilation hole, then place the food on the grill rack and smoke till it gets the colour you desire!

Smoky recommendations:
• Les frères Marchand Camembert Cheese: rich and creamy, smoking can help bring out a more distinct flavour
• Ehime Dried Small Squid: savoury and umami, smoked flavour gives an additional kick
• Kluth Nut-Mix gets crunchier and tastier after being smoked

The Perfect Outdoor Water Bottle

Bring your own water bottle when going on a picnic to be more environmentally friendly! Water bottles come in all shapes, sizes and materials, say the bottles by CamelBak are well-suited for outdoor usage. The magnet top can be placed on the bottle surface securely thus avoid fidgeting or spilling while you drink. The ergonomic high-flow spout is angled and contoured for efficient hydration. The bottles are BPA-free, can hold cold water or hot water under 80 degrees, to suit your different needs.

A handy water bottle is essential when going out with pets, but to find one that is appropriate for outdoor use can be a hassle. Petkit Eversweet Travel Waterer is specially designed for pet owners. The one-hand watering is easy to handle; water will flow into the arc water trough just by pressing the button, for the pet to drink with ease. Made with antibacterial material, it can be kept inside a bag after use, without the worry of bacteria growth. The open drinking trough design is also convenient to clean. The activated coconut shell carbon filter inside the bottle can be used up to 100 times to remove impurities thus keeping the dogs healthy. The product has also been awarded the Red Dot Design Award 2017.

Organic Pet Care

Pet care products should preferably be natural to minimise the risk of allergic reactions. Mr Organic has designed a series of organic pet care products that are 100% made in Australia, including organic paw cleanser, paw and nose balm, and 2-in-1 conditioning shampoo.

The products contain 19 different certified organic ingredients, and are allergy tested and free from fragrance, artificial colours, mineral oils, chemical preservatives and alcohol. The products' herbal ingredients include moisturising chamomile, refreshing lavender and sweet orange, which have a calming effect, making bath time more a relaxing experience for both you and your pet.