Bento is a quirky Japanese lunch packed in portions with rice, fish, meat, vegetables and dessert. The main difference from simply packed food in a container is that bento is practically a work of art that anyone can create. The food not only looks delicious, but also pleasing to the eye.
Bento is popular with children and is most often taken with them to school. A box of food can be bought at any store, but Japanese women try to select products for it on their own, showing imagination and skill, as a result, each time something new is obtained, even if the same ingredients are used.
There are some rules to follow to make bento. The main one is that food should be portioned, designed to be eaten in one meal. The proportions in bento are as follows: 4 parts of rice, 3 - side dishes, 2 - vegetables and always dessert.
In order for the portions to be divided among themselves, Japanese women buy special lunch boxes with compartments. Foods chosen for bento should not only be tasty and nutritious, but also bright, so that salivation begins to flow from looking at them.
Products should be packaged so that they do not mix. It is imperative to take into account the smells of the selected products. For example, if you choose flavored food and use cookies or an airy cake as dessert, the dessert will absorb the smells.
When creating bento, Japanese women use any auxiliary items - scissors, stencils, brushes, toothpicks. Bento is not just food, but a work of art.
Try making an unusual lunch for your child that he can take to school, and you will see how excited he will be. You can use your own imagination or spy on original bento examples on the Internet.
