Weird (and cute) Bento Boxes

Nils — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 05:46:05 +0000

Bento is a meal in which a single portion is packaged. This is usually bought at a convenience shop, but it seems that the lunch prepared by a housewife for her husband to take with him is also qualifies.

Rootcoffee took the time to gather some really interesting/cute Bento box designs up for one post. Some examples:

Neat. But also definitely wacky to a “Western” mind, whose idea of a home-packaged meal is probably a sandwhich.

You can find more at Rootcafe.

(Via Root Coffee.)

Hello Kitty Cutting Playset

Nils — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 04:27:30 +0000

What the hell? I saw this toy in China, but Hello Kitty is a Japanese product, so I am including it here. It’s the Hello Kitty Cutting Food Playset.

Granted, I may not have the mindset of a two-year old anymore (no matter what some people might say); but what kind of toy is this? What is the fun in it? I think this is just another example of merchandizing gone way overboard.

In case anybody really wanted to buy this thing – it costs 129 Yuan, which is about 12 Euro. Not a small sum of money for an average person in China.

Wacky Japanese Stuff » Sushi

Weird (and cute) Bento Boxes

Hello Kitty Cutting Playset