Making of Bento

I think many people who visit my blog already knows what is the Bento; Japanese lunch box.  Most of Japanese people bring their own lunch box to school or their work.  It's muchhealthy and inexpensive than to eat out or buy  foods.

I've only started to make Bento these days but normally, Japanese women cook this every morning for their children and her husband.  In fact my school didn't have the cafeteria so my mother made these for me everyday for many years.  Of course it takes time and effort to make but it's also fun.

This is very special for Japanese foods, because they can be eaten cold.  It's not very realistic for Chinese and western dishes to eat cold.

「弁当作り」私は普段あまり弁当を作る機会が無いので、最近は帰国して積極的にするようにしている。毎日だと大変だと思うが、たまに作るのでとても楽しい。残りものでも家庭のお弁当はとても美味しく感じる。

私も働いていた時はよく市販のものを買っていたが、市販品はコストを抑えるために肉などの材料の質がかなり悪く、あまり美味しくない。一般的に料理は冷めるとあまり味を感じなくなるものなので、常温で頂く弁当で味がしっかりしているものは、かなり調味料を使っているだろう。