I was reading a post on another blog the other day about a farm in Sherborn that has fresh produce, llamas, knitting classes, and other seemingly disconnected but interesting things. The person who posted the note had a link back to her family blog.
It turned out her blog was filled with photos of lunches she had made for her kids. Many of the food items had been shaped, sculpted, and colored to resemble non-food items. The name alone was enough to make me want to click on the link: DisposableAardvarksInc.blogspot.com
This photo is just one sample, apparently from the Super Bowl lunch.The other thing that caught my attention was the containers. She uses Japanese Bento containers. Bento, I believe, means "box". Most sushi places do a bento lunch as well as a la cart sushi. OK, so much for my knowledge of Japanese food packaging.
The boxes have neat compartments for each food item and are stackable. They also have fun themed designs, like fruits and animals. She orders them from Ichiban Kan, a store in California that specializes in Japanese household items, most for less than $2.
Many of the items have those odd but cute "Japinglish" translated phrases like this gem from the Putifresh collection (which you can't help but read as "Putri-Fresh"): "Happy fruits is very delicious. I will eat this and become fortunate all together."
Read it for yourself on their Putifresh Apple Seal Container, only $1.50 US. Big hit, happy body.
