Showing posts with label bento culture. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bento culture. Show all posts

Thursday, February 26, 2009

Bento links of interest


This photo was found here, on the website http://www.chronometrie.com

If you're interested in learning more about bento-making and bento themselves, here are a few links to get you started (further searching will reveal many more!):

Just Bento


Lunch in a Box
(like Just Bento, kind of a how-to site for bento makers. The blogger has a young son, so there is a lot of information about packing lunches for children as well as adults)

A Japanese Life of Bento (Just Bento Post)

Take a virtual bento shopping trip in Japan (Just Bento post)

Bento Box (this one is kinda too cutesy for my taste)

A visit to any of the above links will reveal that there are many angles from which to approach bento, from how to adapt recipes so that the food is tasty and safe to eat, from the different types of boxes you can purchase, to how to "cute-ify" (don't know how else to describe it) bento food (usually for children).

The bento lunches that you will be receiving from me are created in the spirit of Japanese bento, although the contents are not necessarily Japanese. Also, I do not create my bento for preschoolers, so don't expect any kyaraben/charaben (cute bento/character bento) from me!