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When I think of lunchboxes, I think of my mom. I remember how hard she worked packing lunches for four siblings. Even now, when she thinks about those old lunchboxes, she says they were so much work and that she is glad she no longer has to make them. I remember how touched and happy I was—and how delicious everything tasted—when she packed a special birthday lunch with a rice-flour cake topped with colorful candies and sandwiches. I imagine my children will remember the lunches I pack for them
Sona’s Bento Recipes is a great help, offering basic recipes that even bento beginners can follow and a range of side-dish ideas. Even though I wasn’t confident in the kitchen, I tried things step by step and felt a sense of accomplishment. I recommend it to anyone who wants to make a pretty lunch for family or for themselves. I received the book from the publisher through Book Europe’s introduction and wrote this review based on my personal opinion. #SonaBentoRecipes #ParkSeonhwa #Chaekbat
In Korea, it seems there are not many occasions to pack a lunch. Kindergartens can provide meals, and schools naturally serve lunch, so when we do pack a bento, we usually focus more on putting in tasty food than on how it looks. Even so, a mom wants to make something pretty for her children. Sona’s Bento Recipes, which teaches you how to make attractive bentos, seems to understand how moms feel. The author is an influencer recognized by 90,000 Instagram followers, and she shows how to make
Hello! It’s picnic and outing season, so many of you may be packing lunches. I’m raising a child too, and I enjoy making bentos because we have picnics to prepare for and my child loves going on outings. I wanted to make something different from the tofu-pocket sushi or kimbap I pack every time, but finding ideas was hard, and most instructions were too brief to follow based on appearance alone. Then I received Sona’s Bento Recipes! Sona, who lives in Tokyo and has 90,000 Instagram followers,
I occasionally prepare lunchboxes for my child, who is a picky eater. After discovering Sona’s Bento Recipes, I saw how beautiful and colorful bentos can be. As the saying goes, food that looks good tastes good; if a lunchbox is thoughtfully decorated, it looks more appetizing and the child may enjoy eating it more. The author says she started making bentos to catch the eye of her own picky eater. Every page feels like a carefully painted picture—the effort that goes into each lunchbox is
The explanations are thorough and detailed. With some cookbooks, I reach the middle and wonder, ‘What do I do now?’ Then I end up improvising. This book has so many thoughtful explanations, photos, and helpful tips that there are lots of recipes that are easy to follow. Many ideas work for side dishes as well as bentos, so you can adapt them even if you aren’t making a lunchbox. I bought it because it has substantial content, unlike other bento books that rely mostly on flashy photos. You don’t
Park Seon-hwa: Sonane's Lunchbox Recipe
A bento cookbook with irresistibly cute visuals for the whole family has arrived just in time for a season of family outings and gatherings. It is the first book by ‘Sona’s Tokyo Life,’ whose adorable lunchboxes have earned plenty of love and attention on social media: Sona’s Bento Recipes. The author has lived in Japan, a country with a strong bento culture, for 25 years, experiencing its many kinds of lunchboxes and drawing on that experience to create and share her own. The sight of a main dish and side dishes nestled together in a bento is enough to make you smile. The book generously includes 228 recipes, counting both main dishes and sides: fundamentals for beginners; filling lunchboxes that also work as home-cooked meals; bite-sized bentos for an easy meal; and special lunchboxes for days that call for a celebration. Sona’s Bento Recipes brings together everything the author has learned while packing lunches for her two daughters and husband. These are recipes from a highly experienced home cook, made quickly and simply with ingredients that are easy to find. They work for family meals, picnic bentos, work lunches, and dishes for entertaining at home. Don’t hesitate—take a look today.
Korean title: 소나네 도시락 레시피
Korean author: 박선화
Korean publisher: 책밥
ISBN-13: 9791193049457
Reviews
When I think of lunchboxes, I think of my mom. I remember how hard she worked packing lunches for four siblings. Even now, when she thinks about those old lunchboxes, she says they were so much work and that she is glad she no longer has to make them. I remember how touched and happy I was—and how delicious everything tasted—when she packed a special birthday lunch with a rice-flour cake topped with colorful candies and sandwiches. I imagine my children will remember the lunches I pack for them
Sona’s Bento Recipes is a great help, offering basic recipes that even bento beginners can follow and a range of side-dish ideas. Even though I wasn’t confident in the kitchen, I tried things step by step and felt a sense of accomplishment. I recommend it to anyone who wants to make a pretty lunch for family or for themselves. I received the book from the publisher through Book Europe’s introduction and wrote this review based on my personal opinion. #SonaBentoRecipes #ParkSeonhwa #Chaekbat
In Korea, it seems there are not many occasions to pack a lunch. Kindergartens can provide meals, and schools naturally serve lunch, so when we do pack a bento, we usually focus more on putting in tasty food than on how it looks. Even so, a mom wants to make something pretty for her children. Sona’s Bento Recipes, which teaches you how to make attractive bentos, seems to understand how moms feel. The author is an influencer recognized by 90,000 Instagram followers, and she shows how to make
Hello! It’s picnic and outing season, so many of you may be packing lunches. I’m raising a child too, and I enjoy making bentos because we have picnics to prepare for and my child loves going on outings. I wanted to make something different from the tofu-pocket sushi or kimbap I pack every time, but finding ideas was hard, and most instructions were too brief to follow based on appearance alone. Then I received Sona’s Bento Recipes! Sona, who lives in Tokyo and has 90,000 Instagram followers,
I occasionally prepare lunchboxes for my child, who is a picky eater. After discovering Sona’s Bento Recipes, I saw how beautiful and colorful bentos can be. As the saying goes, food that looks good tastes good; if a lunchbox is thoughtfully decorated, it looks more appetizing and the child may enjoy eating it more. The author says she started making bentos to catch the eye of her own picky eater. Every page feels like a carefully painted picture—the effort that goes into each lunchbox is
The explanations are thorough and detailed. With some cookbooks, I reach the middle and wonder, ‘What do I do now?’ Then I end up improvising. This book has so many thoughtful explanations, photos, and helpful tips that there are lots of recipes that are easy to follow. Many ideas work for side dishes as well as bentos, so you can adapt them even if you aren’t making a lunchbox. I bought it because it has substantial content, unlike other bento books that rely mostly on flashy photos. You don’t
