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Bento fever is sweeping the world fuelled by its promise of superb food that is economical and healthy in these tough economic times. "The Just Bento Cookbook" contains 25 attractive bento menus and more than 150 recipes, all of which have been specially created for this book. Divided into two main sections: Japanese and Not-so-Japanese, the Japanese section includes classic bento menus such as Salted Salmon Bento and Chicken Karaage Bento, while the Not-so-Japanese section shows how Western food can be adapted to the bento concept with delicious menus such as Summer Vegetable Gratin Bento and Everyone Loves A Pie Bento. Each menu is accompanied by a full colour photograph of the completed bento, clear instructions for each recipe forming the bento, variation recipes, a timeline showing how bentos can be made efficiently every morning, and time-saving tips.
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Makiko Itoh was born in Tokyo and raised and educated in Japan, England and the U.S. After years of living in New York City, she moved to Switzerland, where she found it difficult to find authentic Japanese cooking. This inspired her to go back to her roots and learn how to cook the food her mother and grandmother used to make, using the limited range of Japanese ingredients available to her. In 2003 she started a blog about Japanese cooking called Just Hungry, and in 2007 a companion blog about bento box lunches called Just Bento. Just Hungry remains the most popular blog about Japanese cooking in English, and Just Bento boasts more than 220,000 subscribers and millions of page-views a month.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
It's been a while now since, fallen in love with bentos, I've been reading blogs on cooking the Japanese style and combine the dishes to create bentos, and by far, Makiko's blog it's the best. The book is just the climax of such work. Although this is my first purchased book on the matter, I'm an avid reader and owner of cookery books, and I can say that Makiko is a generous writer. The book is packed with tips on how to best organise your time and your pantry to create healthy and tasty meals, and there is enough information to get acquainted (and not discouraged) with some typical Japanese ingredients. I can't wait to start cooking!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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I actually follow this japanese lady's blog, so was delighted to see her recipe book published. Its set up in a slightly odd but very sensible way -- bento meals are basically 'takeaway' meals, eaten as school or work lunches, or for picnics or similar get-togethers, casual or very grand. (The western equivalent might be a scandinavian smorgsbord, lots of little goodies, beautifully arranged -- you can buy scandinavian versions of bento boxes, to hold your open sandwiches safely for transporting to school or work!)
She's organised things very sensibly, starting simply and breaking things down into the various bento components, then ringing changes from the basic to the fancy, all set out quite logically. There is a lot to take in, but this book is full of the 'how to', not just a collection of pretty photos. Also lots on where to get ingredients (including bento boxes!).
Its a nice way to eat, actually, even if your lunch isn't particularly 'japanese' -- its more about presenting your food in a varied and appetising way (which IS very japanese!).
I'd make only one complaint, that the typeface is a bit small and the designer was too interested in striking colour contrasts -- not always suitable if your eyesight is poor. (But worth the struggle I would say!)
She's organised things very sensibly, starting simply and breaking things down into the various bento components, then ringing changes from the basic to the fancy, all set out quite logically. There is a lot to take in, but this book is full of the 'how to', not just a collection of pretty photos. Also lots on where to get ingredients (including bento boxes!).
Its a nice way to eat, actually, even if your lunch isn't particularly 'japanese' -- its more about presenting your food in a varied and appetising way (which IS very japanese!).
I'd make only one complaint, that the typeface is a bit small and the designer was too interested in striking colour contrasts -- not always suitable if your eyesight is poor. (But worth the struggle I would say!)
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
My worklocation changed 3 times in a year and each time the canteen got worse! After much grumbling, I decided to do somthng about it -and discovered bento's - Japans version of a packed lunch- but better. Discovered the just bento web site which helps you make excellent bento's in 20 minutes in the morning. It's not easy - but nor is it dificult and I'm always looking forward to my lunch - and this book is a great way to get onboard.Simple thoughtfull ,orgnised and above all tasty (its even healthy too!), So don't miss out, get a copy and start bentoing.
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GREAT FOR BEGINNERS AND TRYING OUT NEW FOOD
Love Love Love Love this book!!
Great pics, great recipes, great variations and great preparation tips!!!
Im not a great cook, but this is great! Read more
Great pics, great recipes, great variations and great preparation tips!!!
Im not a great cook, but this is great! Read more
Published 1 month ago by juniper
Full of great ideas for your lunch
This is a great book. I've already tried a few recipes and had some very nice meals! If you eat out a lot (office, school, college, etc.) this book might be useful for you.
Published 2 months ago by Iñaki
Fresh food ideas
This is my first book about bento boxes, or Japanese cuisine at all, and I'm really impressed by the recipes which are nice and easy to follow, do not (for the most part) require... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Mrs E S Allan
Very helpful
It's a very well detailed book, with a lot of tips on how to solve any hurdle you might fall into while cooking. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Francesco Lanza
Great ideas
I like the way it's presented, and the recipes are good and not hard to follow. What I always like is when they present you other variations on the same dish/bento. Read more
Published 5 months ago by jan
Its a nice little cookbook
I'm not a big fan of the alternating B&W/colour thing but its forgiveable, the recipes are very good and give good tips into what to do when filling a bento box. Read more
Published 6 months ago by D. Watson
great healthy lunch ideas
Not sure about the timings, need to be really organised, but great ideas and really good pictures with the text.
Published 6 months ago by S. Ayling
FANTASTIC!
Very good book! Especially for a beginner, like me. There's plenty different practical tips how to make good and healthy bento food and not waste too much time, there's also short... Read more
Published 6 months ago by M. D. Marcinowska
Amazing Lunches
I recently bought this book, and it goes straight into my top 10 cookery books! Loads of creative ideas for beautiful lunches, and everything I've made so far is really tasty, pus... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Nikki Manc
Just Bento Goodness!
As an avid reader or the blog, I have been impressed with Makiko and her recipes for a long while and when I found out that there would be a book published, I was ready and waiting... Read more
Published 15 months ago by Sheila U.
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