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| | Cooking Cute: About Bento (Site not responding. Last check: ) |
 | | Bento, or o-bento, refers to a packaged, single-portion, portable meal that is usually eaten at lunch, but also comes in larger sizes meant for use at picnics, dinner, and parties. |
 | | Japanese women spend a good part of their mornings preparing bento for their families – there is even a sense of competition among mothers to see who can produce the most cute, appetizing, and healthy lunch for their children. |
 | | I’ve found that preparing healthy and visually appealing bento lunches in the mornings is quite doable – especially with good planning, a well-stocked pantry and freezer, the aforementioned bento-ware, and the plethora of frozen and prepared foods available at local and Asian groceries. |
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