Kyaraben

Kyaraben
A kyaraben containing rice balls decorated to resemble pandas

Kyaraben or charaben (キャラ弁?), a shortened form of character bento (キャラクター弁当 kyarakutā bentō?), is a style of elaborately arranged bento which features food decorated to look like people, characters from popular media, animals, and plants.[1] Japanese homemakers often spend time devising their families' meals,[2] including their boxed lunches.

Originally, a decorated bento was intended to interest children in their food and to encourage a wider range of eating habits. It has now evolved to the point where national contests are held.[3]

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In popular culture

  • Kyaraben lunchboxes are a major plot element in Bento Monogatari, a 2011 short film by Belgian director Pieter Dirkx

See also

References

  1. ^ Super Sied (2008-05-10). "Kyaraben: Japanese Character Lunch Boxes". Weird Asia News. http://www.weirdasianews.com/2008/05/10/kyaraben-bento-box/. Retrieved 2008-10-07. 
  2. ^ http://timefordinner.wordpress.com/2008/03/27/dude-wheres-my-food-nobu-los-angeles/
  3. ^ Itoh, Makiko (2009-07-10). "The 3rd Sanrio Charaben (Kyaraben) Contest Winners are Announced". Just Bento. http://justbento.com/3rd-sanrio-charaben-kyaraben-contest-winners-are-announced. Retrieved 2009-09-18. 

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