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 ...

These were commonly sold during the intervals of kabuki performances (traditional Japanese theatre), and can be seen as the ...

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 ...

Nagoya Touken World Knowing that its guests would be in a historical mood, Uraku has decided to play to those tastes by offering a multi-tiered meal served not in an orthodox bento box, but in a ...

With the start of a new school semester, many parents probably have resumed making lunch boxes ... making bento around 2016 during her seven-year stay in India. She returned to Japan in 2020 ...

“The idea of protecting objects, documenting them and taking care of them is a very important part of Japanese culture going back as early as the seventh century.” Even bento boxes, disposable ...

Start by washing your hands, as you'll be handling food. First make your sushi rice by mixing in vinegar, a pinch of salt and a pinch of sugar. TOP TIP: The stickier the rice, the better so sushi ...