Effortless Bento: 300 Box Lunch Recipes

I saw this book at Japan Centre and flicked through in person before purchasing on Amazon. It has over 300 recipes, tried and test a few dishes. The recipes are easy to follow and taste delicious. I've brought many bento books in the past, but keep going back to this one.It is a comprehensive guide to get you started in making your own bento boxes at home.

A superb book. My favourite cookery book. The techniques are extremely easy, the food is tasty and the layout is ideal. As a person who likes eating well but is not a world class cook, I couldn't recommend the book more. Why don't more recipe books lay thing out according to ingredient rather than completed meal? I can flick open the book based on what I have in the fridge/cupboard and go straight from there. Whether batch cooking for the week, bulk cooking for the month, or roaming the kitchen trying to resist eating the cheese straight off the block, the book covers everything clearly, colourfully and accessibly. If this layout and style were available for other food cuisines, I would not hesitate to collect the set. It's perfect. Really.

This book is packed full of really usefull and informative info and recipes and well worth the read If you are into this style of food then this might be the book for you however some of the recipes can be a bit vague with the technique, a very good book.

Cannot rate this book highly enough. I have several books on Bento but this is by far the best and most practical if you want to prepare lunches quickly and easily for yourself each day, rather than focus on 'pretty' or 'arty' bento boxes with animal faces or the like.It has pages of complete lunches with the page reference for each items recipe. Recipe pages are clear and simple, and there's even sections relating each item to how to store, fridge, freeze etc or how to use (microwave then pack, leave frozen to thaw naturally etc.) It is literally jam packed full of ideas and yet so clear and concise. I have many books on Japanese, Korean and Vietnamese food, and yet again I'm already using some of these recipes as mains for us as a couple in an evening and then using the leftovers in my Bento the next day. Seriously you won't regret this purchase.

By far the best book on packed lunches I have ever had the pleasure of reading. The advice is comprehensive, thoughtful and practical, ranging from which lunchbox to choose and how to care for it, to the nutritional and aesthetic considerations of lunch arrangement, all presented with beautiful photography in a clear and simple way. I was particularly impressed with the sections on food hygiene and home freezing. An excellent book, bursting with ideas.

This is a wonderful book, very well organised with clear instructions and good photos. I find you can adapt the recipes to suit your own personal tastes, which is useful as some ingredients are hard to find in the UK. This book has helped me prepare more intesting food without loads more hassle, which is in my opinion exactly what you need. My two girls have enjoyed making and eating recipes from this book as well.

this is probably the most valued purchase for bento book on Amazon for me, I've got about 10+ other books on bentos from Amazon and very few of them is useful to me, most of them I've seen is rather like a "decoration" in which time consuming and isn't so useful or efficient for daily life. This book tells you from how to store and prepare your bento components to use in the future so you can have combination during the whole week. I wasn't that interested in the book as the cover is a bit too boring and common so I didn't expect much but when I got the book I was wrong. This is very good book if you actually want to make bento for your daily routine instead of spending hours cutting cute pieces of ham and seaweed to make them look like princesses and pandas and admire it before you eat. I've included few pages here as well. The recipes also has calories for each serving as well which is very good for controlling diet and all. All in all I really do recommend this book!

It is OK.

Jag köpte boken mycket för att få idéer till sidorätter och tillbehör. Jag hittade intressant information, som känns mycket inspirerande.

It's a very nice compactly book stuffed with tasty looking recipes.I'm stunned by how detailed the recipes are in this book.The texts are a bit small, but for 300 recipes with beautiful photos, it's worth it.I look forward to start cooking!

Súper completo, repleto de recetas útiles y muy fáciles de preparar, incluso compre otro para regalo. Me encantó

Il libro è esattamente come lo descrivono. È ben scritto, con parecchie ricette semplici da eseguire e con delle istruzioni chiare ed accessibili a chi ha un discreto inglese. Sono molto soddisfatta dell’acquisto, lo consiglio.

Das Buch ist extrem hilfreich. Die Rezepte sind schon gleich danach sortiert, ob man das Gericht einfrieren kann/sollte oder ob man es über die Woche verteilt aus dem Kühlschrank in die Box packen sollte. Auch Tipps zum richtigen Einfrieren von Zutaten findet man hier. Die Zutaten für die meisten Gerichte lassen sich gut im Asialaden finden. Als Alternative zum Kantinen/Mensaessen sind Bentoboxen meine erste Wahl, da ich hier weiß was drin ist. Nebenbei schmeckt es (mir) deutlich besser.Die ersten Rezepte, die ich ausprobiert habe, sind auf Anhieb gelungen und waren unerwartet schnell gemacht und schmeckten sowohl warm als auch kalt super.Dank der Tipps zum Einfrieren und Packen (teils im gefrorenen Zustand möglich) werde ich in Zukunft sehr vielseitig vorkochen können und damit ein noch attraktiveres Mittagessen mitnehmen können als bisher.Mein Schulenglisch ist ausreichend, ein paar neue Vokabeln können schnell nachgeschlagen und in das Buch übernommen werden. Auch wenn als Haupteinheit Tassen und oz verwendet werden, sind doch häufig Angaben schon umgerechnet in Gramm angegeben, so dass man nicht ständig alles umrechnen muss.