Who hates an uninspired lunch more, the kid who turns up her nose at it or the parent who begrudgingly throws it together every morning? It’s hard to say — making school lunches is seldom the ...

Tired of making the same boring sandwich for lunch everyday? Or maybe you want to try some healthier lunchtime options. Try making a homemade bento box. Not quite so artistic? No problem. Your bento ...

Who doesn’t want to eat an adorable panda? You may have stumbled upon a sushi rice version of one on Instagram or Pinterest, grinning up at you alongside golden ...

EVERY school day starts early for Yap Shuet Yee, 37, mother of two boys. She begins her morning ritual in the kitchen at 5.45am, while her family is still asleep. “Most days, planning and preparation ...

TOKYO — In Japan, the packed school lunch has been elevated to an art form. Every morning across this country, moms - always moms - wake up and make little boxes of delicious art for their children.

Maybe you’ve seen them in a Studio Ghibli movie, or maybe you’ve seen them in a TikTok tutorial. What is there to learn from bento boxes that are suddenly popping up in Western culture? To put it ...

A little rice, some Japanese-style hamburger and a deep love of geeky subject matter have turned bento box blogger AnnaTheRed into an accidental internet star. Inspired by sci-fi, anime and videogames ...

I have my share of parenting fails (too much screen time and an inconsistent bedtime routine to name a few), but packing a healthy, satisfying lunch for my daughter isn't one of them. I thank my ...

Growing up outside of Tokyo, Chef Kenji Miyaishi’s mother used to send him off with bento boxes of onigiri rice balls, karaage fried chicken, tamago-yaki egg omelets and vegetables from her garden.