The Just Bento Cookbook: Everyday Lunches To Go

In a market crowded with bento books emphasizing the cute and decorative, this book stands out for emphasizing the health and economic benefits of the bento, as well as providing very practical guidelines on how to ensure that a daily bento lunch is something that can easily be incorporated into anyone's lifestyle. This book is ideal for bento beginners, but it also contains a wealth of new bento recipe ideas and tips for Just Bento aficionados.

Itoh's knowledge is now available in book form for the first time. The Just Bento Cookbook includes twenty-five appealing bento menus and more than 150 recipes, all of which were specially created for this book and are divided into two sections: Japanese and Not-So-Japanese. Classic bento menus such as Salted Salmon Bento and Chicken Karaage Bento can be found in the Japanese section, while the Not-So-Japanese section demonstrates how Western food can be adapted to the bento concept, with delicious menus such as Summer Vegetable Gratin Bento and Everyone Loves a Pie Bento.

Itoh includes sections on bento-making equipment, bento staples to make and stock, basic cooking techniques, and a glossary in addition to the recipes. There is a section with a planning chart that shows readers how they can organize their weekly bento making.

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