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Welcome to my bento blog! I decided to start keeping a bento blog because I figured it would help motivate me to pack bentos each day. Not to mention, I am a big fan of the Japanese bento blogs that are all over the web and sad at the lack of English language bento blogs. I have been teaching myself Japanese cooking since late 2004 (with the help of a few friends as guinea pigs), and I really love the variety of flavors and types of foods used in this cuisine.
I like cooking Japanese food because there is a lot of variety while using the same ingredients. Because many different flavors are represented in one meal, you are less likely to overeat, and you get a lot of good nutrition. I started packing bentos because I enjoy the aesthetic of putting them together, and I thought it was something cute and fun I could do for my boyfriend each day!! Packing your boyfriend a bento is a super way to show you love him. It also makes sure he’s getting good nutrition each day and not eating junk food 
I am American and I live in Seattle, WA, so I am very lucky to have access to a lot of asian markets. Uwajimaya is my favorite grocery store for buying Japanese specialty items, while Trader Joe’s is a close second for easy frozen foods (that are healthy). I’m a very atypical American in a lot of ways. My father was in the U.S. Army, so I grew up overseas in Italy, Germany, and Hawaii. I’m an artist and I live more of a bohemian lifestyle and less of a corporate 9-5 or typical housewife lifestyle (sometimes I work 9-5, sometimes I stay home, sometimes I work an easy part time job..). My Myer-Briggs type is ENFP so maybe that explains that a little…!!!
Enough about me! I hope you enjoy the pictures and feel free to comment with any questions, suggestions, or just to say Hi I like your blog!
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Hello ^^
I gave a look at your links and I guess you lack of mine: BENTO MANIA http://bento.splinder.com/
I also love bento, I speak japanese and I am fond og japanese cooking style and way of living, I also live with a japanese ^^
My blog is in italian because in my country bento is notyet well known and I am trying to make people know it
Anyway you can give a look at my daily bento fotos and tell me what you think ^^
byeeeeeeeeee
Yurippe Masuda
Comment by yurippe masuda November 3, 2006 @ 3:51 amI love your site! its made me hungry.
Comment by kitty February 4, 2007 @ 10:55 pmand a side question…do you play roller derby for Rat City???
(I read the post about going to rollercon)
I’m planning on going down to seattle next month sometime…where do you buy your bento supplies??
thanks!!
Love your site. I am from the swamps outside of New Orleans, LA, but I lived up north for a long time. Growing up on very spicy & often seafood based food; I found myself always eating asian foods up north to get the heat & flavor. ( Thai, Korean, Vietnamese, etc…
You Bento has inspired me! I think that I’ll use some Kim Chi for red color (and spice) and maybe an octopus of preserved banana. thanks again.
Comment by Bryan February 11, 2007 @ 6:43 pmWanna do a link exchange? I’m a Canadian teen and I want to spread my friend and I’s bento blog out on the ol’ internet! The link is:
http://www.beatthebento.blogspot.com
We have a little button if you can use to link us if you scroll down the navigation! ^^
Thank you, and e-mail me with a reply!
-Anita
Comment by Anita May 9, 2007 @ 2:46 pmI like the anime!
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Comment by hals February 11, 2008 @ 2:31 amThank.