Kawaii Bentos

I'm so in love with bentos! Actually, I'm crazy for bentos. They're so kawaii! A bento is a Japanese lunch box packed with equally delicious, cutely and creatively designed food. In Japan, kids and adults who take their lunches to work and school bring their food - rice, fish or meat, vegetables, pickles, and so on in a reusable, small, rectangle or oval plastic container or lunch box. Many bento boxes have very cute designs on the lid, and are wrapped in furoshiki, or a square fabric. Almost all bento boxes are lovingly packed, cooked, and arranged by Japanese mothers XD

The bento box's contents show the care, consideration, and time the mother puts into her loved ones' meal. There is a formula on what to put into the bento box - a certain portion of rice, meat, vegetables, pickles, and sometimes even fruits. When you take the shinkansen or bullet train in Japan, you can buy a bento box at the station to be enjoyed during your journey :)

I just love the concept of packing a lovely little package packed with love for the ones I love...I'll surely pack some lovely bentos for my dear hubby to take to work and my little kids to take to school in the future. Hey, if I get good response or feedbacks from people on my cooking/bentos...I just might start a business with it! Imagine...my own kawaii bento business! Wow,that's certainly something big to dream about! (^_^)


































I strongly believe in the following saying "The way to a person's heart is through his/her stomach" Gambateh!