Three tangy ume onigiri perfectly complement roasted asparagus and brussels sprouts in this chic adult bento.

Elegant purple-and-green shikai maki (square sushi) takes practice, but luckily you can eat the test runs!

A vegetarian sausage patty easily transforms into a sweet kitty face… a cool lunchtime trick!

Learn the simple steps to carving pretty carrot flowers for garnishing your meals!

No, not a recipe for bear meat sushi… just an easy way to turn your sushi roll into cute bear faces!

For the first lunch in this beautiful lacquered box, something classic: onigiri with shiso leaves, and tamagoyaki.

Robots in love! This couple can be cut from simple geometric shapes — a great beginner’s bento theme.

Tasty tofu skin pockets filled with seasoned rice make a refreshing and healthy lunch.

Patterned wax paper and fresh berries pretty up these cafe-style sandwiches.

Shiso hearts on onigiri make a sweet and simple lunch.

Vegetarian ham and cheese monkey faces add a playful touch to this nutritious lunch.

Making tiny bunnies from quail eggs is super simple and adds a fun Easter touch to lunch!

Supplement your healthy garden salad with two onigiri disguised as cute spring chicks!

A sweet and gentle giraffe peeks out from this Mexican-flavored lunch box.

“Faux spam” is easy to make with tofu and food coloring… it makes the perfect, cruelty-free oinker for your lunch box!

Green deco-furi and clover-shaped nori add some Irish spirit to this onigiri-based lunch!

Omurice — a tasty Korean quick meal consisting of an omelette wrapped around fried rice — is a great way to use up leftovers.

Colorful soy paper, cut into intricate shapes, turns a cheese-and-ham cutout into a beautiful butterfly!

A rainbow of produce accents delicious and easy-to-make fried rice!

A few drops of food coloring can turn a plain white rice onigiri into a festive new year treat!

Jazz up your grilled cheese with flatbread, a garlic-fried egg, and a cute lion face!