The side dishes can include types of salads ... Perhaps the importance placed on a bento box's visual presentation should be no surprise coming from a culture that has made activities like ...

I use plastic wrap to help shape and place the omelet in a bento box. I recommend cooking the noodles separately from the other ingredients because wrapping only noodles in a thin omelet is easier.

The death toll in the earthquake that struck the Noto Peninsula on New Year’s Day is a reminder of how we should cherish our daily lives, even small things such as making a bento lunch.