Bento boxes are a tradition of Japanese cuisine. They are home-packed meals which can be very elaborately arranged and the food is decorated to look like people, animals, or characters and items such as flowers and plants.
Obacchi Jacket Lunch Box started selling custom-made Bento boxes designed to recreate a selection of classic album covers.
Included in this selection are the Jimi Hendrix Electric Ladyland lunch, made with nori seaweed, paprika (red & orange), egg and rice. The Kiss Destroyer lunch, made using egg, nori, ume (Japanese plum), kamaboko and rice. The Velvet Underground is made with Nori, egg and rice. Weezer is made of cabbage, nori, ham, kamaboko, paprika, rice and finally, the King Crimson - In the Court Of The King Crimson is made with mentaiko (cod roe), kamaboko, ham, nori and rice.
That King Crimson bento looks pretty creepy.
Here is another trend about Bento Box meals
Key Themes Behind This Trend
- Custom Bento Box Meals
- Opportunity for businesses to offer custom-designed Bento boxes with unique themes or personalized designs.
- Food Art and Decoration
- Potential to explore innovative food decoration techniques and create visually appealing meals, like album cover recreations.
- Cultural Fusion in Cuisine
- Possibility to fuse different cultural elements in Bento box meals, creating unique and trendy culinary experiences.
Where This Applies
- Food Packaging
- Opportunity to design specialized packaging for Bento boxes that enhances the presentation and aesthetic appeal.
- Food Delivery Services
- Potential for food delivery platforms to collaborate with Bento box providers to offer customized and visually striking meals.
- Event Catering
- Chance for event caterers to incorporate custom Bento boxes with themed designs as a unique and memorable dining experience.
