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Bentō (弁当 or べんとう), usually called o-bento is what the Japanese call a packed meal, usually lunch. bento is a single-portion takeout meal common in Japanese cuisine. A traditional bento consists of rice, fish or meat, and one or more pickled or cooked vegetables as a side dish.
Bento boxes have internal dividers, and sometimes several stacked layers, so different kinds of food sit in their own little compartments.

The whole thing is usually wrapped together with chopsticks in a cloth or special bag, and the goal is to make the whole package as attractive as possible - from considering the colour combinations of the food and presenting and garnishing it as neatly and artfully as you can, to co-ordinating the box, chopsticks and wrapper, and any other items like paper napkins, knife and fork or spoon, drink flask or thermos.

usually bento served by restaurant, decorated with nice and lovely picture based on their targeted market, like children, teenagers, businessman, the elegant young lady, etc. like bento-box that decorated with dragons craf, it looks so beautifull and elegant. bento is traditionally made in a 4:3:2:1 ratio: 4 parts of rice, 3 parts of the side dish (either meat or fish), 2 parts of vegetables, and 1 part of a serving of pickled vegetables or a dessert. However, almost anything can be used to make a bento.

Containers range from disposable mass produced to hand crafted lacquerware. While bento are readily available at convenience stores and bento shops (弁当屋, bentō-ya) throughout Japan, it is still considered an essential skill of a Japanese housewife to be able to prepare an appealing boxed lunch.

Types of bento

• Makunouchi bentō is a classic style of bento with rice, a pickled ume fruit (umeboshi), a slice of broiled salmon, a rolled egg, etc.
• Sushizume (packed sushi) and is a bento filled with sushi.
• Hayaben (early bento) is eating a bento before lunch, and having another lunch afterward.
• Noriben is the simplest bento, with nori dipped in soy sauce covering cooked rice.
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