Bento boxes aren't just for kids — they're one of the most practical ways to pack a balanced, satisfying lunch that doesn't ...

The Goal: Find a bento box that’ll satisfy both second-graders going back to school with PB&Js and grown-ups who want to bring last night’s leftovers to the office. The Verdict: The Red Dot Design ...

Reviewers also say they prefer it to pricier options from brands like Bentgo.

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While packing lunch can sometimes feel like a chore, bento boxes can make the process more creative, organized, and relaxed. Originating in Japan around 800 years ago, the vessel initially was created ...

What did you bring in your lunch box as a kid? I had a green Care Bear lunch box and I ate the strangest things: Like pickle-and-cheese sandwiches, along with chicken-gumbo soup in a thermos, which my ...

Bento means lunch or lunch box. But for most Japanese home cooks, the act of preparing a bento box can mean much more than that. A bento box represents a mother’s love for her family. For centuries, ...

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 ...

ARMED with kittens of molded rice and sweet potato flowers, Sheri Chen took aim at her 2-year-old daughter, Lucy a picky eater. “I have to make her food look like something she recognizes,” said Ms.

In “Bento Monogatari,” a Belgian short film that was released in 2010, a woman makes her husband a bento box for lunch each day, in an attempt to salvage their marriage. Traditionally, bento is a ...

Growing up outside of Tokyo, Chef Kenji Miyaishi’s mother used to send him off with bento boxes of onigiri rice balls, karaage fried chicken, tamago-yaki egg omelets and vegetables from her garden.