Not Your Kid’s Bento
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Three tangy ume onigiri perfectly complement roasted asparagus and brussels sprouts in this chic adult bento.
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!