Obentou - Japanese lunch box

What is an obentou?

• Japanese lunch box

• breakfast

• restaurant

• dinner

What foods are usually contained in an obentou?

• ham sandwiches

• rice and vegies

• rice, vegies and meat

• carb (usually rice or noodles), a protein (usually meat or fish), and an assortment of pickled or cooked vegetables.

What is a common side dish?

• Vegies

• Rice

• Noodles

• bread

Eggs used in bento are cooked in many different ways. Tamagoyaki is a type of egg that includes...

• (omelet strips or squares typically cooked with salt and honey)

• (omelet strips or squares typically cooked with salt and pepper)

• (omelet strips or squares typically cooked with salt and sugar)

• (omelet strips or squares typically cooked with salt and milk)

What is an “umeboshi”?

• pickled Japanese plums

• pickled carrot

• pickled cucumber

• pickled raddish

What does umeboshi taste like?

• Umeboshi is a salty, spicey

• Umeboshi is a salty, sweet

• Umeboshi is a salty, sour

• Umeboshi is a salty

What does umeboshi look like?

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Why is umboshi usually placed on top of the rice?

• to keep rice fresh for longer by adding natural preservatives such as salty or sour ingredients

• to keep rice dry

• because it is pretty decoration

• to make you scrunch up your face when eating something sour

What time of day is an obentou typically made?

• Prepare bento the night before

• Prepare bento before breakfast

• Prepare bento before lunch

Where are bento sold?

• at schools at the canteen

• convenience stores, bento shops, railway stations, and department stores

• post office and libraries