Japan’s Amazing Bento Lunchboxes

Photo by Robert S. Donovan on Flickr

Thanks to Stacey for another great BBC link. Take a look at their Close-up video of some of Japan’s amazing bento lunch boxes.

Making a packed lunch for your children to take to school is a chore performed by parents around the world.

But in Japan, it is not just the taste and healthiness of the meal that is important – but how it looks.

Things to do in Osaka – The Instant Ramen Museum

Photo by JanneM on Flickr

Stacey loves her ramen. I on the other hand, do not. During week long hiking trips of my youth I feasted on little more than instant porridge in the morning and instant ramen for lunch and dinner. By the seventh day I had instant ramen coming out my ears and I had developed a strong loathing for the stuff.

Can you imagine my excitement when Stacey suggested we visit the Momofuku Ando Instant Ramen Museum in Osaka?

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The Complete Japanese Treats and Snacks Roundup – Part 2

Photo by Sifu Renka on Flickr

Our first round is over and we’re ready to dive into the second edition of our Japanese treats and snacks roundup. Last time we had a few winners and some definite losers. Let’s see how we do in Round 2!

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The Complete Japanese Treats and Snacks Roundup – Part 1

While we were in Japan we were exposed to a ton of new and strange foods. Since we both enjoy the occasional treat, we found ourselves on a mission to discover all the wonderful, and sometimes bizarre treats that Japan had to offer.

Here’s is the first part of our Japanese treat exploration.

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Japanese Restaurant Review – Yoshinoya

Photo by earthhopper on Flickr

There are few restaurants in Japan that I’m as excited to see as a Yoshinoya. When you’re feeling hungry and you don’t want to drop a lot of yen, Yoshinoya in the place to go!

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Cute Stuff: My First Bento Part 3

A few weeks ago, I made my first bento with my friend Yuka. It was a great success. Here I will review a few of the items I purchased in Japan for a bento lunch.

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Cute Stuff From Japan: My First Bento Part 2

Photo by Sakurako Kitsa on Flickr

A visiting friend from Japan recently helped me make my first bento. (see part 1 here). Here is the rest of what we put in the bento.

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Introduction to Japanese Food – Tonkatsu

It was during our last visit to Japan that I came across the wonders of tonkatsu. The first time I had it I was hooked and it became my comfort food of choice. If no one had any suggestions for where to eat, it was tonkatsu for me!

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Cute Stuff From Japan: My First Bento Part 1

Photo by aJ GAZMEN ツ GucciBeaR on Flickr

We have had a Japanese friend visiting for a week. And what better time to make bento! I put her right to work =) This was my first time making bento ever, so I was pleased to have a guide. We based our bento on ideas from this book, which I reviewed earlier.

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Cute Things from Japan: Bento

Photo by Wendy Copley on Flickr

So I think for my first few articles, I will write about the few things I purchased in Japan and brought back. Seeing as they are all I can thing about right now, I might as well talk about them on the site and spare my husband a bit of various obsessions.

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