Multi-compartment, bento-style boxes for an ideal packed lunch

Wednesday, June 10, 2020 - 21:30 in Paleontology & Archaeology

For a meal presentation that looks as good as it tastes. (Amazon/)When you’re throwing together last night’s leftovers, it’s tempting to nestle a rice dish next to some lightly dressed greens and call it a trendy bowl. But unlike a bowl, which is generally served fresh at the table, your lunch will likely be jostled together on the route to work or school. Japanese bento boxes offer a sophisticated solution that ensures that spicy salad dressing will stay out of your main dish, and that pickle juice cannot contaminate your peanut butter sandwich.These lovely bento-style boxes help give you something to look forward to when you take a work break, and might even inspire you to eat more veggies because they look so cute tucked into a tiny compartment.Divide and conquer. (Amazon/)This deceptively simple classic-looking bento set packs a lot of features into one. The two main containers are made...

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