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Open bento box with rice, vegetables, egg, and other side dishes

Bento

Bento are portable or compartmentalised meals whose contents, containers, makers, and settings range from home lunches and travel food to theatre and restaurant service.

Bundles of harvested rice drying on wooden racks beside Japanese fields

Rice in Japanese Culture

Rice in Japanese culture is a staple food, agricultural system, ritual offering, historical measure of wealth, and ingredient for foods, drinks, and seasonings.

Japanese breakfast arranged in multiple bowls and dishes on a low table

Washoku

Washoku is Japan’s diverse food culture: knowledge, skills, social practices, seasonal customs, ingredients, meals, and ways of sharing food rather than one fixed menu.