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, ...

Editor’s note: In the Every Bento Tells a Story series, Chikako Tada, editor of Pen & Spoon, a website devoted to food, writes about various aspects of making bento. There is also a helpful video in ...

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, ...

With spring approaching, it’s time to start thinking about bento lunches. Whether you have small children who’ll be going to kindergarten or you’re starting a new job, homemade bentos are often a must ...

Portable lunches can be practical, delicious, and visually appealing, according to a new book by Crystal Watanabe and Maki Ogawa: Yum-Yum Bento Box: Fresh Recipes for Adorable Lunches. Over the course ...

Meals don’t have to be complicated to be satisfying or delicious—they just need a good helping of award-winning Wisconsin Cheese. Sometimes, the right combination of just a few foods is all we need to ...

Most Japanese bento include rice, often pressed into easy-to-eat shapes. When that ubiquitous rice is coaxed into bite-sized cylinders, the meals become known as makunouchi (literally translated as ...

We all have trusty packed lunches that get us through the week, but when they start to feel monotonous, it can be fun to put a little extra effort into your lunchbox. One way to do that is to pull ...

A bento is a lunchbox, usually one person serving, home cooked or sold to takeaway in some japanese restaurants/shops. Out there in Japan, it is very common that children and adults bring their bento ...

This high protein bento is a filling snack. This bento board is the equivalent of a deconstructed chicken avocado sandwich or salad. It features just 5 simple ingredients: cherry tomatoes, mozzarella, ...

Imagine opening your lunch box and finding this adorable teddy bear. The peanut butter acts as a perfect way to attach the pieces of the bear together, and the cute details (chocolate chips and the ...