Character bento is where the children's lunch box meets art. Using simple techniques and a bit of personal creativity, every lunch box can be a blank canvas. Divide the rice into three equal portions.

For those who like to play with their food, the Consulate General of Japan in Los Angeles and Bento USA are having a cute bento character contest. So get your penguin rice molds, bear head sandwich ...

Her inspiration for the lunches comes from growing up in Okinawa, Japan. "In Japan, we do have school lunches, but usually once a week or once a month is 'bento no hi,'" Winston-Kascak told the site.

The Japanese art of charaben, or 'character bento’, brings new meaning to the concept of creative school lunches. For most Australian parents, finding the time to slap together a healthy sandwich and ...

Kids are notoriously picky eaters, and any parent or caregiver worth their salt will have a few tricks up their sleeve to keep finicky little bellies well-fed. To make sure lunch boxes come home empty ...

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 ...

Spend some time looking at photos of amazingly clever and cute bento boxed lunches, and you’ll probably start feeling inspired to make some aesthetic edibles of your own. Unfortunately, that’s often ...