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Last weekend, while having Dim Sum with a friend, we started talking about all things Asian. Besides bubble tea (no thank you), we discussed bento boxes. The first time I ever saw a bento box was in The Breakfast Club: it’s what Molly Ringwald’s character had her lunch packed in…unlike Bender’s lunch, which, according to him, Claire was “wearing it.” The dictionary defines a bento box as: a single-portion takeout or home-packed meal common in Japanese cuisine. A traditional bento consists of rice, fish or meat, and one or more pickled or cooked vegetables as a side dish. Containers range from disposable mass produced to hand crafted lacquerware. (more…)