This Yum-Yum Bento Box Cookbook makes creating colorful, cute, and tasty Japanese-style lunches easy and fun!

Learn how to craft your favorite foods into a variety of shapes—from caterpillars, cars, and puppy dogs to pretty flowers, princesses, and kitty cats to make the yummy, healthy lunches that are all the rage in Japan. Featuring chapters on Cuties and Critters, Fairy-Tale Friends, and Special Day Treats, plus a handy shopping guide, easy recipes for mini snacks, general tips and tricks, and so much more, Yum-Yum Bento Box is the perfect guide for beginner bento makers and expert chefs alike. Stop wasting money on pre-packaged lunches—and start making beautiful, healthy bentos!
 
Includes:
· An introduction to Japanese Lunches
· Packing a Bento Box
· Bento Boxes, Tools, And Accessories
· Ingredients
· Cuties and Critters
· Fairy-Tale Friends
· Special-Day Treats

By: Crystal Watanabe and Maki Ogawa

Publisher: Quirk Books, Dec. 2010

Paperback: 144 pages