SquareRoots.Net » Food http://www.squareroots.net Wed, 19 Aug 2009 11:53:40 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Bento Art http://www.squareroots.net/2008/12/22/bento-art/ http://www.squareroots.net/2008/12/22/bento-art/#comments Mon, 22 Dec 2008 16:00:21 +0000 Mox http://www.squareroots.net/?p=82 Wall-E BentoEarlier this month, this picture was making the rounds of the internet as the latest example of something I’ve been seeing more of: kyaraben or character bento. And if you’ve read this blog at all (as infrequently as I post), it should be no surprise why it caught my attention.

I’m not a super adventurous eater, so I don’t eat Japanese food very often but I have had the occasional bento. However, I have never had anything so elaborate. It seems that character bento started as a way to get Japanese children more interested in their food and has grown into a bona fide art form. I’m not sure why it is that I suddenly seem to be seeing so much more of it, but it is fun to see the variety and creativity of these edible masterpieces.

Wall-E SandwichThe Wall-E bento above was created by Anna the Red, whose blog details her amazing bento creations along with other food-related how-tos, such as this Wall-E sandwich.

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