Bento Lunch

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on September 12, 2008
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Here’s a picture of a bento box lunch my wife made. Japanese bento is way better than the mystery brown paper bag special I grew up with!

Japanese Bento Lunch

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  1. 1 n0cks
    September 13, 2008 at 3:13 am

    Wow, I’ve been two days around your blog, and I gotta say it rocks!
    I’ve actually read every entry you wrote (except for the food ones, which I’m reading at the moment.

    Actually I’m studying Computer Science here in Spain, although I can speak English really well, since I’ve been studying it since I was 4 :P
    I’d like to learn Japanese, too, so I think I’ll start with it really soon, since I want to move to Japan on my third University Course (2 left, since I’m in the 1st course :().

    I’ve loved Japan since I was smaller, and I always had in mind to end up living/working there. I hope my wish come true, hehe.

    Nothing more to comment, as far. But I guess I’ll be regularly posting the new entries you make ^_^

    Congratulations on your blog.

    n0cks

  2. 2 n0cks
    September 13, 2008 at 3:16 am

    Aww, I forgot to say that that Bento looks really nice :p
    BTW, is that a sausage? o.O

    Cya!

  3. 3 Jyankee
    September 13, 2008 at 8:58 am

    If you trying to make me jealous, you ARE! Your wife really is an awesome cook and bento-maker.

  4. 4 Steve
    September 13, 2008 at 9:30 am

    n0cks - Thanks for the kind words! That’s really awesome that you’re bilingual. I’m glad you’re enjoying the blog. I know there are accelerated courses here in Japan where they teach you Japanese in 6 weeks. You study 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week, and experience the culture through small trips. There should be schools is most big cities, here’s one in Fukuoka. http://genkijacs.com/

    Jyankee - LOL! Thanks :)

  5. 5 n0cks
    September 13, 2008 at 9:42 am

    Wow, I didn’t know about accelerated Japanese courses :o I guess I’ll have to apply for one when I’m there, although, as I said, unluckily I won’t be able to go there in 2 years or so :( But.. that’s not bad at all, since it also gives me the opportunity to get some Japanese lessons here in Spain, tho there aren’t many Japanese teachers, but I think that University also has a subject involving Japanese, I think it’s like English Lessons in Elementary courses, but I guess it’s a nice point to start, and then, when I go to Japan, I guess it will be a lil easier :P
    Cya, and GL there dude!

  6. 6 Alex
    September 14, 2008 at 8:09 pm

    Awesome! I have heard about bento boxes, but never seen one, and I have to say that it looks ichiban delicious!

    Are there places that you can buy these bento boxes in Japan, or do you have to have a special someone make one for you? Would they be advertised as a bento box in a grocery store? I am still new to foraging for food in Japan, and I have a price constraint because I am only a poor college student. :-/

  7. 7 Steve
    September 19, 2008 at 12:23 pm

    Thanks Alex! Yeah you can buy bento lunch at a lot of places. I’m not sure how they are advertised at the store but you’ll find them at HottoMotto, grocery stores, and convenience stores like 7-11. The average cost is between 250-400 yen and the price goes up from there if you get more food or order from higher quality stores. .

  8. 8 Anna
    September 26, 2008 at 11:04 am

    Hummm….very nice, you are a lucky guy! In this very second, I dont want to be a girl anymore, LOL!

  9. 9 Tony
    September 28, 2008 at 9:06 pm

    It was very thoughtful of her to make a bento box for you. It looks delicious. But of course, finding a good bento is like a dime a dozen and you can get them anywhere in Japan. I recommend Sogo Department Store.

  10. 10 Steve
    October 1, 2008 at 5:54 pm

    Thanks, I’m glad you guys like it. I’ll hit up the Sogo Department Store whenever I see one too.

  11. 11 Alex
    October 10, 2008 at 12:03 am

    Woah, I finally had my first true “bento box”. We went on a school trip last friday, and they gave us bentos for lunch. It was delicious! Too bad I am too cheap. :( I’m trying to live on 600-700 yen per day. :)
    But what exactly is a “Bento box”? Just a bunch of various food all in different compartments? Does it need to contain a certain food? I’ll research it later. Gotta run.

  12. 12 Steve
    October 16, 2008 at 5:56 am

    Alex - I think ‘bento’ just means a Japanese style box lunch or take out lunch. The food always seems nicely organized. Usually it has rice, meat or fish, and lots of other goodies. You can see more about it here. I guess you’d compare it to a brown paper bag lunch in the U.S. even though it’s not much of a comparison.

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