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 ...

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 ...

A bento meal is common in ever Japanese household. The meal has rice or noodles and fish or meat, along with cooked veggies. The bento has become popular across the world. We live a highly globalized ...

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 ...

Deirdre Vermerris didn’t know how she would feel about the the bento box her mother packed for lunch, but when she opened the top container to reveal two panda bears molded from rice, her friends ...

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 ...

Tired of making the same boring sandwich for lunch everyday? Or maybe you want to try some healthier lunchtime options. Try making a homemade bento box. Not quite so artistic? No problem. Your bento ...

What does a highly acclaimed chef do after more than two decades heading the kitchens at two of the most popular Asian Fusion restaurants in town? In the case of Chef Yuichi Natori, along with his ...

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 ...

If your child brings lunch to school, a quality lunch box is a must. After all, they’ll be toting it with them every weekday for nearly ten months. A lunch box can help keep their food organized, at a ...

It’s a pretty safe bet that just about everyone eating at Uraku, a restaurant in Nagoya, is into Japanese history. That’s because Uraku is the cafe attached to Nagoya Touken World, a museum of samurai ...