Bento Boxes: Artistic and appetising meals

Discover the history and cultural significance of the Japanese bento box, a balanced meal combined with artistic presentation ...
LancasterOnline

Bento boxes: Japanese containers, with 'chambers' for lunch, catch on locally

Bento boxes bring class to eating. Take away the traditional flat plate, where all the food runs together. Take away the multiple plates used for appetizer, dinner and dessert. Use a bento box instead ...

The Trader Joe's Bento Box Lunch That Takes Less Than 15 Minutes To Prep

Trader Joe's is packed with great items you can combine in a bento box for healthy, delicious lunches. The best part? They ...
The Daily Free Press

Japanese bento boxes: what they have taught me

Maybe you’ve seen them in a Studio Ghibli movie, or maybe you’ve seen them in a TikTok tutorial. What is there to learn from bento boxes that are suddenly popping up in Western culture? To put it ...
朝日新聞社

Thinking inside the bento box, Japan celebrates Ekiben Day

YOKOHAMA—Japan on April 10 marked Ekiben Day, celebrating the bento box lunches sold at train stations around the nation. An association of businesses that sell food products at Japan Railway train ...
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What's In A Traditional Japanese Bento Box?

The Japanese bento box, more formally known as obento, is at its most basic level a kind of boxed lunch. But that can seem like we're selling it short. Bento takes a simple meal and elevates it by ...
Eater

Have a Little of Everything With These Bento Boxes

Everyone from school children to salary men in Japan look forward to when the lunch bell rings, signaling it’s time for bento. The artfully-arranged boxes boast different compartments, each filled ...
Phoenix New Times

Best bento boxes: 6 top Japanese lunch specials in Phoenix

We love a good deal and we hate cooking in record-high temperatures. So some cold, refreshing sushi accompanied by fixings that make up a bento box are the perfect summer lunch. According to ...
NDTV

All About Japanese Bento Boxes That Are Too Pretty To Eat!

Bento boxes were once a quintessential part of Japanese cuisine but have now become a global phenomenon and for good reason. Not only are they visually appealing, but they are also super convenient ...
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Splatoon 3 Limited Edition Bento Box Available in Japan on April

A limited edition Splatoon 3 bento box will be available in Japan starting April 1, 2024. The bento box costs 1,750 yen (or about $11.55,) and it will be released as part of a collaboration campaign ...
Just-Food

JAPAN: US bento boxes spark protest in Japan

Despite protestations from Japanese farmers and members of the government bento lunch boxes made in the US went on sale for the first time in Tokyo (July 19) today. According to Nippon Restaurant ...