While watching Shimajiro, a popular Japanese cartoon of a tiger cub that teaches kids little songs, manners and safety, I stumbled across an uncommon variation of the classic Bento Box Song (”Obento Bako no Uta”) that features more Western...
Topics: admin, bento, for kids

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Making inside-out sushi rolls doesn’t have to be all that involved if you’ve got the basic materials and some plastic wrap on hand. Serve plain or decorated like fish to thrill your child (or your inner child), like I did with Bug’s...
Topics: decorative, fish or seafood, for kids, onigiri or sushi, recipe

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A Japanese radio station asked me to do an on-air interview about bento lunches in the United States, and they seem to think that there’s a growing trend of American men who pack bentos. This may be because of a recent trend in Japan of...
Topics: poll

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There aren’t many bento cookbooks written in English, so of course I’m curious when a new one comes out. I’m a big fan of Japanese-language cookbooks for their glanceable step-by-step photos and intuitive graphic presentation of complex.
Topics: bento, decorative, for kids, review

{"title":"Book Review: Kawaii Bento Boxes","post_url":"http:\/\/lunchinabox.net\/2009\/09\/10\/book-review-kawaii-bento-boxes\/","feed_url":"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/lunchinabox","author":"Biggie","date":"2009-09-10 11:49:58","summary":"There aren’t many bento cookbooks written in English, so of course I’m curious when a new one comes out. I’m a big fan of Japanese-language cookbooks for their glanceable step-by-step photos and intuitive graphic presentation of complex."}

Today I’ve got two lunches that represent both ends of the bento spectrum: one is fast and simple, the other is time-consuming decorative food art. My usual preference is for the fast and easy bento made through speedy prep techniques and...
Topics: bento, decorative, fish or seafood, for kids, onigiri or sushi, rice

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