Maybe you’ve seen them in a Studio Ghibli movie, or maybe you’ve seen them in a TikTok tutorial. What is there to learn from bento boxes that are suddenly popping up in Western culture? To put it ...

A bento box is a lacquered wooden box with four small compartments and was derived from a farmer’s seed box. Earlier this century, Japanese cooks began using it to make a bento, or boxed meal, with a ...

A bento box is a Japanese-style lunchbox meal that includes rice or noodles, egg or meat, vegetables and other side dishes. Each portion of the meal is neatly placed in sections, without one portion ...

Japan is one of the most culinarily rich countries on Earth, and many of its ancient food traditions live on today. One of the most iconic and resilient of these traditions is the humble bento box — a ...

Bento boxes bring class to eating. Take away the traditional flat plate, where all the food runs together. Take away the multiple plates used for appetizer, dinner and dessert. Use a bento box instead ...

The Japanese bento box, once a simple packed lunch, has evolved into a global symbol of portable luxury. Transcending its utilitarian origins, the bento now emphasizes artistry and balance, featuring ...

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, ...

Whether you have it for lunch at your desk, in the car on your way to a meeting, or even save it for the end of the day, a Japanese lunch box, or bento, is a great mid-day meal option, especially for ...

Endlessly adaptable, a bento-box lunch comes to the rescue as school begins, Kenji López-Alt writes. Joel Goldberg for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Hadas Smirnoff.Credit... Supported by By J.

Japanese bento boxes are a fantastic way to experience numerous dishes all at once, which makes them all the more vital during takeout and delivery times when mostly eating at home. The convenience of ...