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The existence of the Bento Box has just been brought to my attention.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bento

Basically, the Bento Box is a japanese lunchbox that has become an artform. No, not the box itself, but the food inside:

http://thumbgods.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/bento-mario.jpg

http://bentobox.bzzagent.com/wp-admin/images/bento_box_real.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2120/1563438362_7c0790e361.jpg

http://neatorama.cachefly.net/images/2008-04/simpson-bento-box.jpg

http://lamlui.net/images/stuff/kittybento.jpg

Why am I just hearing about this silliness now? Someone in the CIA(Clown Intelligence Agency) is slacking!

best. lunch. evar.

The existence of the Bento Box has just been brought to my attention.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bento

Basically, the Bento Box is a japanese lunchbox that has become an artform. No, not the box itself, but the food inside:

http://thumbgods.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/bento-mario.jpg

http://bentobox.bzzagent.com/wp-admin/images/bento_box_real.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2120/1563438362_7c0790e361.jpg

http://neatorama.cachefly.net/images/2008-04/simpson-bento-box.jpg

http://lamlui.net/images/stuff/kittybento.jpg

Why am I just hearing about this silliness now? Someone in the CIA(Clown Intelligence Agency) is slacking!
Sorry dude, I thought you knew...

They never serve anything like that at the japanese restaurants where *I* live. :(

Why am I just hearing about this silliness now?
You didn't ask...?

You didn't ask...?

I thought I was the only one who made art out of food and I typically use people as my canvas rather than my lunchbox.

If I were you, I'd be mightily peeved at Nervun. He should be spending his time sending you such info.
Of course, this being Japan, it would mean he would first have to clone himself thricefold, stop working, and spend his (their) entire time emailing examples of Japanese craziness to your good self. Such is the sheer breadth and depth of their insanity abyss.
But it would be worth it, I'm sure you agree.

So, when are you going to 'bento-box' a taco?

here's a link:
http://e-charaben.com/nyusho.html

Mmm...

I'm hungry now...

*Wishes he had a girl to make him bentos. Yeah, yeah, a la Hikari Horaki, well, older.*

Then again, bentos are essentially lunchboxes, and I don't leave home much. o_o

They never serve anything like that at the japanese restaurants where *I* live. :(
I don't seem to have that problem. ;)

My favorite bento so far has been the MAN Bento I got at Nagoya Station. It truly was a MAN bento. In fact, I often wish to go back to Nagoya Station just to partake of MAN bento again.

If I were you, I'd be mightily peeved at Nervun. He should be spending his time sending you such info.
Of course, this being Japan, it would mean he would first have to clone himself thricefold, stop working, and spend his (their) entire time emailing examples of Japanese craziness to your good self. Such is the sheer breadth and depth of their insanity abyss.
But it would be worth it, I'm sure you agree.

So, when are you going to 'bento-box' a taco?

here's a link:
http://e-charaben.com/nyusho.html

Plans are in the works.

I don't seem to have that problem. ;)

My favorite bento so far has been the MAN Bento I got at Nagoya Station. It truly was a MAN bento. In fact, I often wish to go back to Nagoya Station just to partake of MAN bento again.

Well, there are Japanese restaurants in NYC, that serve bento boxes, but none of them look anything like that. They just have the rice here, the tempura here, the sauce here, the sushi here, et cetera.

I thought I was the only one who made art out of food and I typically use people as my canvas rather than my lunchbox.
Sorry, the Japanese excel at it. They also make art made to look like food. Which, when attached to magnets, make great, if somewhat disturbing, ways to holding flashcards to blackboards.

If I were you, I'd be mightily peeved at Nervun. He should be spending his time sending you such info.
Of course, this being Japan, it would mean he would first have to clone himself thricefold, stop working, and spend his (their) entire time emailing examples of Japanese craziness to your good self. Such is the sheer breadth and depth of their insanity abyss.
But it would be worth it, I'm sure you agree.
Thrice? I'd need a lot more clones than THAT! The reason why I stopped trying to fix a lot of the English around here is because I quickly realized that if I tried, I'd never get anything else done!

the sushi place in town offers a 5 dollar sushi bento.

What kind of terrible place do you live where you don't know about the bento box? I shed a tear for you.

Sorry, the Japanese excel at it. They also make art made to look like food. Which, when attached to magnets, make great, if somewhat disturbing, ways to holding flashcards to blackboards.

Inari erasers!

What kind of terrible place do you live where you don't know about the bento box? I shed a tear for you.
Connecticut. *shudders*

Though (and I don't know where you live LG), there are a few places in the Southington/Berlin area that I think offer them

Connecticut. *shudders*

Though (and I don't know where you live LG), there are a few places in the Southington/Berlin area that I think offer them

even my small town in Texas has a sushi place that offers Bento boxes ,given its ran by Chinese people(i know because i talk in Chinese with them) and the sushi chef used to be the delivery driver when the place was a Chinese restaurant.

Connecticut. *shudders*

Though (and I don't know where you live LG), there are a few places in the Southington/Berlin area that I think offer them

Near where my good friend lives is a Japanese steakhouse that recently opened in the building that once contained a horrible all you can eat buffet restaurant. I've been meaning to try them out. But I have no idea where to buy a bento box lunch.

I think I'll have to pack my own. But where the hell was this information when I was in school and carried a mashed sandwich in a paper bag? :(

Near where my good friend lives is a Japanese steakhouse that recently opened in the building that once contained a horrible all you can eat buffet restaurant. I've been meaning to try them out. But I have no idea where to buy a bento box lunch.

I think I'll have to pack my own. But where the hell was this information when I was in school and carried a mashed sandwich in a paper bag? :(

from experience if it was a Chinese buffet it is ran by the same people.
they just had their delivery driver to take a 45 minute online course on how to make sushi.

Near where my good friend lives is a Japanese steakhouse that recently opened in the building that once contained a horrible all you can eat buffet restaurant. I've been meaning to try them out. But I have no idea where to buy a bento box lunch.

I think I'll have to pack my own. But where the hell was this information when I was in school and carried a mashed sandwich in a paper bag? :(

just wait untill you discover the magic of Mochi filled with ice cream...

I'll see what I can find for you about real bento boxes in CT...iirc, Japanica used to offer them, as well as the japanese place in the plaza across from Cromwell Diner

just wait untill you discover the magic of Mochi filled with ice cream...

I'll see what I can find for you about real bento boxes in CT...iirc, Japanica used to offer them, as well as the japanese place in the plaza across from Cromwell Diner

Do they still? Cromwell isn't very far.

Near where my good friend lives is a Japanese steakhouse that recently opened in the building that once contained a horrible all you can eat buffet restaurant. I've been meaning to try them out. But I have no idea where to buy a bento box lunch.

I think I'll have to pack my own. But where the hell was this information when I was in school and carried a mashed sandwich in a paper bag? :(

hmmm... been around here (Hawaii) for a looong time.

btw... I carried my lunch to School in plastic containers. :p

oh, and here's some more intersting things... just don't try to eat them (http://www.markpascua.com/2008/10/12/sushi-flash-drives-handmade/).

(want some bento boxes for your b-day?)

even my small town in Texas has a sushi place that offers Bento boxes ,given its ran by Chinese people(i know because i talk in Chinese with them) and the sushi chef used to be the delivery driver when the place was a Chinese restaurant.

You speak Chinese in addition to Korean?? When and how long did it take you to learn all these irreconcilable languages from different language families??


OP: Speaking of the devil I coincidentally ate a horribly overpriced bento box lunch today.

You speak Chinese in addition to Korean?? When and how long did it take you to learn all these irreconcilable languages from different language families??


OP: Speaking of the devil I coincidentally ate an overpriced bento box lunch today.

Korea I learned two years in Korea, I just refused to be a normal solider and ran off into the country with a learn Korean book. So pretty much a self immersion program.

Chinese I learned from taking classes at my university. Simplified, Beijing dialect mandarin. I am not fluent in Chinese anymore. Though i can normally order and BS a little with the restaurant chef. Starting to forget how to read as well :( damn those characters are hard to remember.

I see, impressive.

The existence of the Bento Box has just been brought to my attention.
Why am I just hearing about this silliness now? Someone in the CIA(Clown Intelligence Agency) is slacking!

I occasionally take a bento when I'm eating at the japanese restaurant. Not bad (still plain sasimi is better), but I never got Mario or Kitty shaped thingies. I'll have to file a complaint.

Or maybe I'll round up fifty susi-addicted like me and we'll march on the restaurant waving Kitty flags and chanting the old Mario soundtrack. That would be fun.

I see, impressive.

too be honest I didn't want to go to Korea. shoot that was almost 10 years ago. I wanted to go to Germany and chase German girls around and drink beer. But i figured since i am in Korea i might as well make the most of it. And I got to admit learning a little bit of Korean gets you a lot of respect from Koreans you meet. Likely because so few people learn the language.
And yes there was lots of drinking beer with Korean college students.

Also Korean vocab is about 50% loan words from Chinese(well at least the South, the north is phasing out the loan words). Though Korean is not a Tonal so the pronunciation changes just enough to confuse the shit out of me while learning Chinese. Also the north Koreans getting rid of Chinese loan words means in 50 years i might not be able to talk to them at all.

First it was pesto, now it is bento boxes - have you tried mango chutney (just so you can't ask why we didn't tell you about it)?

Surely you've tried Crepes, LG. And Laktes.

I do concur with my friend above. You've been deprived of many good things it seems.

My favorite bento so far has been the MAN Bento I got at Nagoya Station. It truly was a MAN bento. In fact, I often wish to go back to Nagoya Station just to partake of MAN bento again.
May I ask what is in a MAN bento? Or, at least, is the name descriptive of the contents or the common partaker?

May I ask what is in a MAN bento? Or, at least, is the name descriptive of the contents or the common partaker?
Manly stuff. *Nods*

I make Bento lunches each Friday for my girls and my husband. Just got done with them. I'm addicted to egg molds.

Also, you might like this site.
http://cookingcute.com/

Manly stuff. *Nods*
So...a bratwurst suspended in 12 ounces of beer? You aren't really clarifying things at all.

I MUST know about these MAN bentoes. Share with me your knowledge of the mystical far east, NERVUN, share!

So...a bratwurst suspended in 12 ounces of beer? You aren't really clarifying things at all.

I MUST know about these MAN bentoes. Share with me your knowledge of the mystical far east, NERVUN, share!

http://bentotv.com/episodes/episode251.html

..and you need to go back to your old avatar

So...a bratwurst suspended in 12 ounces of beer? You aren't really clarifying things at all.

I MUST know about these MAN bentoes. Share with me your knowledge of the mystical far east, NERVUN, share!
Ok, ok. I'll be nice. 'Twas a HUGE portion of rice with sesame seeds and TWO umeboshi (pickled plums), overlaid with a thick slab of bacon (That probably could have walked on its own power had they left the feet on), with tonkatsu (breaded fried pork cutlets), a hamburger steak, sausages (Hot dogs really), Japanese pickles, and a hard boiled egg.

First it was pesto, now it is bento boxes - have you tried mango chutney (just so you can't ask why we didn't tell you about it)?

That, I've had. Chutney is yummy. :)

That, I've had. Chutney is yummy. :)

How about lettuce stir fried in oyster sauce?

..and you need to go back to your old avatar
No way. The creepy old guy from Candy Snatchers is what I've become, and there's no going back. Not for me, not for anyone.
Ok, ok. I'll be nice. 'Twas a HUGE portion of rice with sesame seeds and TWO umeboshi (pickled plums), overlaid with a thick slab of bacon (That probably could have walked on its own power had they left the feet on), with tonkatsu (breaded fried pork cutlets), a hamburger steak, sausages (Hot dogs really), Japanese pickles, and a hard boiled egg.
That certainly would put hair on your chest, and sounds positively delicious.
Well, except for the egg. I hate boiled eggs.

Why am I just hearing about this silliness now? Someone in the CIA(Clown Intelligence Agency) is slacking!
You clearly need to be on the internet moar. They don't even exist over here and I still stumbled across (probably more like Stumbled Upon) them on the web 2 years ago or so.

How about lettuce stir fried in oyster sauce?

:confused:

But then, between this and pesto, maybe you just live in a little broom closet out of time. =(

:confused:

Trust me it is much better than it sounds.

http://www.xianzai.com/archives/2007/06/12/chinese-recipes-lettuce-in-oyster-sauce/

But then, between this and pesto, maybe you just live in a little broom closet out of time. =(
I'd forgotten about the pesto incident.
Come on, Goofballs. I'm only 21 and spent the first 18 years of my life in the South (not the deep south, but VA/NC/KY), yet I know about these things.

That certainly would put hair on your chest, and sounds positively delicious.
Well, except for the egg. I hate boiled eggs.
No worries, I adore hard boiled eggs and will gladly take it off your hands. And then I'll have two hard boiled eggs! *Wonder if anyone will get the reference*

I'd forgotten about the pesto incident.
Come on, Goofballs. I'm only 21 and spent the first 18 years of my life in the South (not the deep south, but VA/NC/KY), yet I know about these things.

I knew of the existence of pesto, I had just never tried it until recently.

Hasn't my ignorance been punishment enough? :(

I knew of the existence of pesto, I had just never tried it until recently.

Hasn't my ignorance been punishment enough? :(
I was referring to knowing them biblically.
Just what does that expression mean, anyway? Oh, dear god. That wasn't what I meant to say at all, but it is too late to reconsider now.

I was referring to knowing them biblically.
Just what does that expression mean, anyway? Oh, dear god. That wasn't what I meant to say at all, but it is too late to reconsider now.

*looks at the pesto jar in the fridge*

Hmm....

Do they still? Cromwell isn't very far.

Just checked their website...they do.

http://oyamajapanesecuisine.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7&Itemid=12

No mochi though...I'll check around for a place that sells that (though, they might if you ask for it)

Just checked their website...they do.

http://oyamajapanesecuisine.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7&Itemid=12

No mochi though...I'll check around for a place that sells that (though, they might if you ask for it)

Party Boat - For Four 99.95

(Assorted; 42 sushi, 20 sashimi with tuna, godzilla & spider rolls)

What exactly are godzilla and spider rolls?

Party Boat - For Four 99.95

(Assorted; 42 sushi, 20 sashimi with tuna, godzilla & spider rolls)

What exactly are godzilla and spider rolls?

some American sushi thing. i think spider rolls are cooked eel.*wrong*
cooked crab

Party Boat - For Four 99.95

(Assorted; 42 sushi, 20 sashimi with tuna, godzilla & spider rolls)

What exactly are godzilla and spider rolls?

Godzira rolls are delicious green rolls...they put avocado on the outside so it looks kinda lizard like.

Spider rolls have tempura soft shell crab, so the ends have all these legs sticking out and look like...well...spiders.

First it was pesto, now it is bento boxes - have you tried mango chutney (just so you can't ask why we didn't tell you about it)?

YEECH. Chutney. Uurgh. :p

Somehow I dislike the Indian cuisine deeply. At least the Indian cuisine you can get in Milan.

Spider rolls have tempura soft shell crab, so the ends have all these legs sticking out and look like...well...spiders.
I actually ate one of those once. It must have been temporary insanity because even thinking about those legs now makes me shiver. ><

YEECH. Chutney. Uurgh. :p

Somehow I dislike the Indian cuisine deeply. At least the Indian cuisine you can get in Milan.

:eek: must be the restaurants in Milan

:eek: must be the restaurants in Milan
Nah, it's the chutney.

Nah, it's the chutney.

Nah, it's Lupus.

>.>

<.<

Nah, it's Lupus.

>.>

<.<
It's never lupus and chutney is evil, so no, it's clearly the chutney.

Well...

If you're a Japanese female, mother of one, not working, with kinder-kirsche-kuche lifestyle - I suppose decorating the bento isn't the worst use of your time, is it?

kinder-kirsche-kuche
http://www.bibliothek-buchrain.ch/Bilder/Aktivitaeten/KinderMedallien.jpg

http://www.bepixeld.de/files/bepixeld_kirsche_werbung.jpg

http://www.oetker.de/wga/oetker/file/chapterimages/marmor-guglhupf.jpg

?

?
I'm guessing he meant to say "Kinder-Kirche-Küche," as an expression of a limited, domestic lifestyle where the only outlets are Children, Church and the Kitchen.
However I think I like your little pictograph better. It looks like a recipe for something. Disaster, I think.

I'm guessing he meant to say "Kinder-Kirche-Küche," as an expression of a limited, domestic lifestyle where the only outlets are Children, Church and the Kitchen.
However I think I like your little pictograph better. It looks like a recipe for something. Disaster, I think.
That, or kid flavoured cherry pie.

I know what he meant to say but I couldn't resist.

I know what he meant to say but I couldn't resist.
You know what we do to people who ask rhetorical questions around here?

You know what we do to people who ask rhetorical questions around here?
I thought we realized that they were asking rhetorical questions but clearly I was wrong. :p

Bentos are awesome.

Ok, ok. I'll be nice. 'Twas a HUGE portion of rice with sesame seeds and TWO umeboshi (pickled plums), overlaid with a thick slab of bacon (That probably could have walked on its own power had they left the feet on), with tonkatsu (breaded fried pork cutlets), a hamburger steak, sausages (Hot dogs really), Japanese pickles, and a hard boiled egg.

*drools*