The Japanese bento box, more formally known as obento ... the elements are generally the same and it almost always starts with rice (or sometimes noodles). The other bento elements include ...

Place sushi rice into two bento boxes. Scatter the toppings ... Chikako Tada: The author of seven cookbooks, Tada is a Japanese food journalist and editor of Pen & Spoon, a website devoted ...

Tokyo (Jiji Press) — The historic surge in rice prices in Japan has led retailers to seek alternatives, using less expensive ingredients like barley and noodles in bento meal boxes to curb ...