It seems to be getting harder and harder these days to find a reasonable bento or lunch box around the 500yen mark.Instead of increasing the price,some shops opt not to fill one of the sections or partitions in the boxes.Or they choose to use cheaper... ...full story at Porcelain Monkey
from Porcelain Monkey on Mon, Oct 06 2008
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THE HARDER THEY COME »
YouTube video ノスタルジックスの "THE HARDER THEY COME(JIMMY CLIFF)" THE NOSTALGICS plays a cover song "THE HARDER THEY COME(JIMMY CLIFF)"at Honky Tonk in Kyoto. |
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Friday Flash...Bentos » Porcelain Monkey A couple of bentos or boxed lunch sets that Ive eaten recently.The one above contains more meat and less traditional ingredients than the one below.There is a noticeable absence of seaweed and pickled vegetables in the upper bento which also includes... |
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Japanese O-Bento » Mottekaero It's great how I can spend only ¥590 on a "premium" bento and between ¥480 - ¥520 for a regular bento. There is so much competition for the lunch time yen that prices are quite reasonable and have been for a very long time.Back in Sydney the only... |
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lunch » Adventures In Japan It has been almost a month since my "almost everyday" lunch pick up bakery went out of business. I've been buying bento(boxed food) for lunch.There was the chicken soboro bento--399 yen (about US$3.99). Chicken soboro means ground chicken. The ground... |
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Bento Love » Megaijin My backlog of bento from the last 6 weeks I love it. It's too bad that my microSD card crapped out on me because I'm sure I got more than just these. Since my last bento post (Jeez a year ago!)I've received bentos from all 5 of the female teachers that... |
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