Bento box: make you confused by the difference from a lunch

Oct 25, 2022

Food culture

Bento box: make you confused by the difference from a lunch box?

bento box

Do you always see the keyword “bento box” show up when you type “lunch box” in the search bar of a search bar?

This makes many people wonder what a bento box is?

This meal, which is familiar to people in East and Southeast Asia, is a very important meal in their daily life, and it is a culinary culture that has become a faction.

Bento refers to food contained in a box which can be conveniently carried around.

Bento box is mainly popular in Asia, where rice is the staple food.

It is said that bento box first appeared in Kyoto in the sixth to eighth centuries, when farmers and hunters would pack lunches for work, but the concept of bento did not exist yet.

It was not until the Southern Song Dynasty when the slang term "bento", meaning "something convenient," was introduced to Japan that people came to call this food bento.

The food is also made into bite-sized dishes that can be eaten without heating up.

Bento box

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Enpak disposable take away bento boxes with lids OP-305 is very suitable for this type of non-heated cooked food, it is seperated into five compartments.

It is very convenient to seperate food. The sellers do not have to think about additional containers to contain side dishes.

Not only do they save costs, but also perfectly complete the beauty of a variety of dishes.

Due to its multiple compartments, you may even have the opportunity to ask customers to take away 1-2 more side dishes and increase the sales.

Enpak disposable take away bento boxes with lids OP-305

Enpak disposable take away bento boxes with lids OP-305

What do Asian eat in their bento box?

Bentos of different cultures are special in their own way. Here we are going to take a look at bento culture in different countries.

A traditional bento box may contain rice, noodles, fish, and meat. It often contains pickled and cooked vegetables.

In different cultures, the bento box will also incorporate elements with local specialty.

For example, the vegetables and fruits in a Korean bento box will be replaced with pickled vegetables; a Taiwanese bento box is freshly made daily and mainly consists of large portions of meat; Singaporean prefer to use fried rice instead of rice; Japanese bento boxes ingredients are mostly cooked the night before being prepared.

A traditional bento box may contain rice, noodles, fish, and meat. It often contains pickled and cooked vegetables.

How to deal with the increasingly diverse food culture is also a tricky issue that many restaurants have started to encounter in recent years.

The Enpak disposable square bento boxes with lids OP-307 has four large compartments and a central compartment for dipping sauces, so you don't have to worry about the size of some of the compartments not being suitable for certain dishes. With Enpak's various bento box styles, sellers can make bento boxes on the basis of a variety of cultures.

Enpak disposable square bento boxes with lids OP-307

Bento dishes have lots of details.

A small box of bento hides a great deal of knowledge.

Various dividers are often used to separate ingredients or dishes in bento box, especially those with strong flavors, to avoid them affecting the taste of the rest of the meal.

This also prevents the growth from bacteria. And this is not often used to contain liquid food.

A small box of bento hides a great deal of knowledge. (Source of photo credit :https://stableboost.ai/, AI drawing)

Besides being delicious, the appearance, nutritional balance, convenience, and even functional diet are also taken into account.

The Enpak disposable to go bento boxes with lids OP-306 with five compartments can meet the above requirements.

The rectangular shape is easy to stacked and stored, and one of the compartments is designed to hold dipping sauce, so that your side dishes will not be mixed with the sauce and change flavor.

Enpak disposable to go bento boxes with lids OP-306

In Japan, bento box is described as "a jewel box full of the family's heart".

Japanese are not the only ones who love bento culture. Japanese bento has recently become a craze in New York and Paris, and Japanese bento culture is spreading around the world.

The word "bento" has even became universal and bento culture has become mainstream. The charm of bento culture is irresistible.

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