As I wrote recently in my piece Mangia Cake, when I was a kid growing up, I knew Italian moms put a lot into the lunches they made for us. I was pretty impressed by the time and effort spent just so we could have something good and filling to eat at school.
Then I saw Bento Box lunches… and my jaw dropped.
I couldn’t believe my eyes!
Japanese moms made these things for their kids…. To take to school with them… And eat?
Are you kidding me??
I’m glad we didn’t have any Japanese kids at St Mary’s when I was in grade school. We couldn’t have handled it.
And for the poor mangia cake kids… their heads would have exploded.
The Lady Bug Sandwich bento (below) is from WordPress’s own SusanYuen.
You HAVE to check out her blog, Hawai’i’s Bento Box Cookbook, Bentos and More for Kids, to appreciate the artistry and imagination that goes into her Bento creations. Very well done, Susan. I am SO impressed; you’ve no idea!
Sorry, Ma. Sorry. Nonna. I hate to say it, but they got you beat on this one!
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