Dec 22, 2009: Bentos

xoxoxoBruce · 12-22-2009, 03:12 PM

I was checking out The GFCF Lady, and clicked a link to a company that sells those Bento lunch boxes. That site has a picture gallery.

How could any kid, or adult, resist these lunches?

Now I'm hungry.

glatt · 12-22-2009, 03:16 PM

mmm finger food.

casimendocina · 12-22-2009, 04:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

How could any kid, or adult, resist these lunches?

Especially the pig-shaped one.

footfootfoot · 12-22-2009, 05:25 PM

Bentos --The Lunchmaker!

Dagney · 12-22-2009, 05:41 PM

I have one of those laptop lunch kits, mine is never that cute! Dangit, maybe I should draw some eyes on my hard boiled eggs

ZenGum · 12-22-2009, 06:40 PM

Vaguely related fact:

The bento-box is popular among Japanese commuters as it is possible to eat it standing up in a train.

As a result, having sex while standing up is called bento-sex.

richlevy · 12-22-2009, 07:33 PM

When Classicman and I split an Archie McPhee box last year (or was it this year), I got custody of a Parasite Pals Lunch Kit.

I still haven't been able to bring myself to eat with it. I don't think I'll ever be able to.

Oh well, there's always next year's Secret Santa.

Antimatter · 12-22-2009, 08:40 PM

Meh - slap a lid on, put in kids school bag, send kid to school, wait three or four hours, remove lid. I'll bet it doesn't look pretty by then...

THE · 12-22-2009, 08:51 PM

I clicked the GFCF link and liked what I saw, but the paste is an abomination to me!

Here's a killer recipe for Thai curry paste:

I must preface this with: I love onions, garlic, spicy food and basil.
You may need to adjust your amounts if you don't like these flavors.

I'll put a asterisk (*) next to the ingredients you might need to adjust.

3/4 cup chopped scallion *
1/2 cup minced chopped basil *
3 Tbs. minced fresh garlic *
3 Tbs. fresh lemon or lime juice
2 Tbs. brown sugar (if you like less sweet before the mouth burn, reduce this.)
2 Tbs. fresh, grated ginger root (You can use jarred ginger if you're lazy.)
1 or 2 minced green chiles. (Leave seeds in for napalm Thai curry; remove seeds for tolerable Thai curry.)*
1 Tbs. coriander
1 tsp. turmeric
Salt and pepper to taste

Whirl this up in a food processor until it has a paste-like consistency.

Add it to the GFCF recipe instead of the Thai Kitchen paste.

Worlds apart.

Clodfobble · 12-22-2009, 08:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Antimatter

Meh - slap a lid on, put in kids school bag, send kid to school, wait three or four hours, remove lid. I'll bet it doesn't look pretty by then...

Believe it or not, it mostly does! A few of those photos aren't realistic, because the food is sticking above the edge of the containers--when you close the lid, it fits tightly flush against the individual containers and holds everything in place. The little piggy up there might not survive intact, but the food doesn't get totally tossed around.

Why yes, we own three of them.

THE · 12-22-2009, 08:54 PM

ACh! Forgot to add that you should add Sriracha chili sauce if you want more kick.

Hope you enjoy.

spudcon · 12-22-2009, 09:20 PM

I don't see any bacon or Big Macs. What kind of lunch is that, without that stuff, or coke or chocolate shake?

Elspode · 12-22-2009, 09:51 PM

Pardon me for asking, but what makes the lunches that *don't* look like something cute or kitschy bento?

Clodfobble · 12-22-2009, 10:26 PM

I'm not sure if I understand your question correctly, Els... but being a "bento" lunch refers mostly to the idea of multiple, reusable containers that fit tightly inside one larger container. The cutesy food design part of bento is just a side effect of being Japanese; they can't help it.

SteveDallas · 12-22-2009, 10:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by footfootfoot

Bentos --The Lunchmaker!

I saw what you did there!

12-22-2009, 03:12 PM	#1
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Dec 22, 2009: Bentos I was checking out The GFCF Lady, and clicked a link to a company that sells those Bento lunch boxes. That site has a picture gallery. How could any kid, or adult, resist these lunches? Now I'm hungry. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

12-22-2009, 05:25 PM	#4
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	Bentos --The Lunchmaker! __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

12-22-2009, 05:41 PM	#5
Dagney The Prodigal Brat Returneth Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: North Cackalacky Posts: 1,107	I have one of those laptop lunch kits, mine is never that cute! Dangit, maybe I should draw some eyes on my hard boiled eggs __________________ The Constitution gives every American the right to make a total fool out of himself. But that doesn't mean you need to.

12-22-2009, 06:40 PM	#6
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	Vaguely related fact: The bento-box is popular among Japanese commuters as it is possible to eat it standing up in a train. As a result, having sex while standing up is called bento-sex. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

12-22-2009, 07:33 PM	#7
richlevy King Of Wishful Thinking Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Philadelphia Suburbs Posts: 6,669	When Classicman and I split an Archie McPhee box last year (or was it this year), I got custody of a Parasite Pals Lunch Kit. I still haven't been able to bring myself to eat with it. I don't think I'll ever be able to. Oh well, there's always next year's Secret Santa. Attached Images __________________ Exercise your rights and remember your obligations - VOTE! I have always believed that hope is that stubborn thing inside us that insists, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that something better awaits us so long as we have the courage to keep reaching, to keep working, to keep fighting. -- Barack Hussein Obama

12-22-2009, 03:16 PM	#2
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	mmm finger food.

12-22-2009, 08:40 PM	#8
Antimatter Belt Conveyor Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Copenhagen, Denmark Posts: 68	Meh - slap a lid on, put in kids school bag, send kid to school, wait three or four hours, remove lid. I'll bet it doesn't look pretty by then...

12-22-2009, 08:51 PM	#9
THE Recruit or Something Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 4	Killer Thai curry paste--forget Thai Kitchen I clicked the GFCF link and liked what I saw, but the paste is an abomination to me! Here's a killer recipe for Thai curry paste: I must preface this with: I love onions, garlic, spicy food and basil. You may need to adjust your amounts if you don't like these flavors. I'll put a asterisk () next to the ingredients you might need to adjust. 3/4 cup chopped scallion 1/2 cup minced chopped basil * 3 Tbs. minced fresh garlic * 3 Tbs. fresh lemon or lime juice 2 Tbs. brown sugar (if you like less sweet before the mouth burn, reduce this.) 2 Tbs. fresh, grated ginger root (You can use jarred ginger if you're lazy.) 1 or 2 minced green chiles. (Leave seeds in for napalm Thai curry; remove seeds for tolerable Thai curry.)* 1 Tbs. coriander 1 tsp. turmeric Salt and pepper to taste Whirl this up in a food processor until it has a paste-like consistency. Add it to the GFCF recipe instead of the Thai Kitchen paste. Worlds apart.

12-22-2009, 08:54 PM	#11
THE Recruit or Something Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 4	Paste ACh! Forgot to add that you should add Sriracha chili sauce if you want more kick. Hope you enjoy.

12-22-2009, 09:20 PM	#12
spudcon Beware of potatoes Join Date: May 2007 Location: Upstate NY, USA Posts: 2,078	I don't see any bacon or Big Macs. What kind of lunch is that, without that stuff, or coke or chocolate shake? __________________ "I believe that being despised by the despicable is as good as being admired by the admirable."

12-22-2009, 09:51 PM	#13
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Pardon me for asking, but what makes the lunches that don't look like something cute or kitschy bento? __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

12-22-2009, 10:26 PM	#14
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	I'm not sure if I understand your question correctly, Els... but being a "bento" lunch refers mostly to the idea of multiple, reusable containers that fit tightly inside one larger container. The cutesy food design part of bento is just a side effect of being Japanese; they can't help it. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

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