Bento Boxes: The Cutest Food EVER

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I don't know if I could ever bring myself to eat something as adorable and time intensive as the bento boxes below, but that doesn't mean I can't waste time on the internet looking at pictures of them. And you can too! PS: I apologize in advance for the excess of exclamation points

WTF is a Bento Box?

Technically, a bento box is “a single-portion takeout or home-packed meal common in Japanese Cuisine.”  So, it’s a lunch box.  Not so exciting.  The awesome style of bento boxes seen here is actually known as kyaraben or “character bento.”  I wish I had this kind of time (or creativity!) to make a lunch that was this adorable.

Pandas!

Bento with BANGS!

Pink Elephant!

They be stealin' mah bento!

Cow Bento...Monch Monch

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from firewyre on livejournal (yeah, live journal IS still a thing, who knew.)

MARIO!

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Mario & his brethren are a popular theme in bentos.

More Mario Bento

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via technabob

Japanese Village Plaza Ltd

1201 N Pacific Ave Ste 202, Glendale, CA 91202

The cute shops in Little Tokyo’s Japanese Village have all the authentic Bento Supplies you might want to make your own adorable lunches.

The cute shops in Little Tokyo’s Japanese Village have all the authentic Bento Supplies you might want to make your own adorable lunches.

Geese

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This one isn’t so much cute as just really impressive.

via craftycrafty

 

KITTEH!

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I think this bento has, in fact, crossed the line into WAY TOO CUTE.

via forkable

Puppy Sandwich!

I do always want to nom on puppies.
by lovebones via flickr

Piggy Burgers

Ok, a little disturbing, but still cute
by lovebones via flickr

Little Piggies

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There is no way I could ever eat this. I would save it and look at it until it grew mold and that would be sad. But it’s soooo adorable!!

added by Susie 05/26/2009

Sanrio + Bento = WAY TOO CUTE

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This bento (is it Hello Kitty dressed up as the Keroppi?) won the 2008 Sanrio Kyaraben Contest. Golly, it’s cute.

Eat you, Penguin!

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from cookingcute

Bento Blondie

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Just look at the hair on these bentos from o-ebento (another Japanese bento blog). That is dang impressive.

Harajuku Girl Loves Bento Boxes?

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Would a Harajuku girl enjoy a bento box?
added by AlexandraF 05/26/2009
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Discussions

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These are the cutest frickin’ things I’ve ever seen and I want to eat them all!

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I think this would sell well in the states… when will this fad take on….? Or has it already in the bigger, um, and more hipper cities than Denver?

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These are the cutest things everrrr! I want to learn how to make them, but I’m afraid I’d never be skilled enough :(

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